Research Article
The Interest and Strategy of the Syrian Kurds in the Post-Syrian Uprising 2011
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-10-2018.2289668, author={Nadia Sarah Azani and Yon Machmudi and Mulawarman Hannase}, title={The Interest and Strategy of the Syrian Kurds in the Post-Syrian Uprising 2011}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Strategic and Global Studies, ICSGS 2018, October 24-26, 2018, Central Jakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICSGS}, year={2019}, month={11}, keywords={kurds syria arab spring kurdistan democratic party of syria pyd}, doi={10.4108/eai.24-10-2018.2289668} }- Nadia Sarah Azani
Yon Machmudi
Mulawarman Hannase
Year: 2019
The Interest and Strategy of the Syrian Kurds in the Post-Syrian Uprising 2011
ICSGS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-10-2018.2289668
Abstract
This research focused on the Kurdish people as one of the actors who have an interest in the Syrian political turmoil. In this study, Doug McAdams’ social movement theory and the Communalism theories of Murray Bookchin, Robert Melson, and Howard Wolpe are utilized as the framework to analyze the interests and strategies of Kurdish groups in Syria. This research uses a qualitative method, specifically the descriptive-analytical, and the obtained data comes from primary and secondary sources. The results of this study is the interests of the Syrian Kurds that is to establish an autonomous government in Syria in the form of a federation and based on the democratic values that can support the Kurds’ rights in Syria. The strategy pursued by Kurdish Syrian groups, especially from The Democratic Union Party (PYD), is to take advantage of the condition of Syrian political instability by declaring an autonomous government in Rojava.
