Homeland Calling: Kurdish Diaspora and State-building in Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the Post-Saddam Era

Bahar Baser

doi:10.1080/19436149.2017.1415512

Homeland Calling: Kurdish Diaspora and State-building in Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the Post-Saddam Era

Bahar Baser

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Abstract

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has recognised regional autonomy within Iraq and it is going through institution- and state-building during the last decade. The Kurdish diaspora played a major role in this process by providing vital assistance to homeland’s reconstruction and development efforts. This article examines the interactions between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its diaspora by focusing on the diaspora engagement initiatives formulated by the KRG. The arguments are based on extensive fieldwork (2012-2016) in the KRI and in Europe where the author conducted interviews with diaspora members, returnees and policy-makers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-94
Number of pages	18
Journal	Middle East Critique
Volume	27
Issue number	1
Early online date	27 Dec 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19436149.2017.1415512
Publication status	Published - 2018

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Middle East Critique on 27th December 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/19436149.2017.1415512

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Iraqi Kurdistan
Kurdish diaspora
Post-conflict reconstruction
State-building

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Homeland Calling: Kurdish Diaspora and State-building in Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the Post-Saddam Era

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