Acta Politica Polonica
Vorher: Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego. Acta Politica
Road to Democratic Confederalism – from idea of Socialist Kurdish State to Autonomous Administration
DOI: 10.18276/ap.2023.56-06
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| ISSN: | 2451-0432 |
| eISSN: | 2719-4388 |
| Autoren: |
Mehmet Sait
Guler
University of Szczecin, Institute of Political Science and Security Studies Doctoral School of University of Szczecin |
| Schlüsselbegriffe: | Ocalan Democratic Confederalism Northern Syria Rojava PYD |
| Erscheinungsdatum der Ausgabe / Monografie: | 2023-11 |
| Seitenanzahl: | 12 (83-94) |
| OAI-PMH: | Metadaten |
 
 
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Abstract
The article analyzes the theory of Democratic Confederalism that had been established in Northern Syria in the beginning of 2014. Three cantons had been declared in Northern Syria, a region also called as Rojava by Kurds and the system for governance of the cantons was Democratic Confederalism. Democratic Confederalism is a governance system which had been theorized by Abdullah Ocalan. Democratic Confederalism is a governance system that rejects the nation-state and its ideology and proposes a new system that does not rely on any kind of state. The article started with the evolvement of A. Ocalan`s ideology from socialism, in the early 1970s, to Democratic Confederalism in the beginning of 2000s. The article also explained Democratic Confederalism and introduced the main principles of the system. After explaining the system of Democratic Confederalism, the article focuses on governance of Cantons that had been declared in Northern Syria. The last part of the paper finds out whether Democratic Confederalism is functional or not based on experience in Northern Syria.
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