Between State and Non-State

IntroductionConceptualizing De Facto Statehood of Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine Gülistan Gürbey/Sabine Hofmann/Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder Part IHistorical Background and Turning Points1.The Iraqi Kurds: Historical backgrounds of a non-state nation Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder2. Historical Background of the State-Building Process in Palestine As'ad Ghanem Part II Political System and Internal Power Structure 3.The Evolution of the Political System of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Gareth Stansfield 4.The (Quasi) Political System of Palestine Ghada AlMadbouh Part III Economic Fundamentals and Challenges 5.The Economic System(s) of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq Sardar Aziz6.What is the "Palestinian Economy"? Raja KhalidiPart IV Civil Society and "State" 7.The Reality of Civil Society in Kurdistan Region Murad Hakeem 8.Civil Society in Palestine Samir Awad Part V Foreign Relations: Examples 9.The United States and the Kurds of Iraq: Strange Allies David Romano/Hussein Rikar Kh. Hussein/Stephen Rowe 10.Palestinian Diplomacy: Past and Present Mkhaimar Abusada Conclusions  Gülistan Gürbey/Sabine Hofmann/Ferhad Ibrahim Seyder11.Understanding Kurdistan-Iraq and Palestine: Comparative Features, Similarities and Differences 12. Reflections of Statehood in the Middle East Chronology Kurdistan-Iraq Müzehher SelcukPalestine Silvia NicolaFact SheetsKurdistanPalestine List of Contributors... Mehr