Female fighters: from the involvement in the fight against ISIS to Turkish military interventions in Northern Syria: the case of the Kurdish YPJ

Vanhaecke, Gabrielle (A.A. 2022/2023) Female fighters: from the involvement in the fight against ISIS to Turkish military interventions in Northern Syria: the case of the Kurdish YPJ. Tesi di Laurea in Security policies, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Carlo Magrassi, pp. 150. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Theory and literature review. Theorizing women and war. Literature review. Origin and history of the “Kurdish question”. Who are the Kurds? The building of a stateless identity. The involvement of Kurdish female fighters in the struggle against ISIS: the case of the YPJ. Contextualization. Jin, Jîyan, Azadî: a women’s revolution in Syria. Turkish attacks against the Kurds in Syria: challenging the stability of the region. A willingness to expel Syrian Kurdish forces from Turkish borders. The risks of further destabilization of the region.

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Bibliografia: pp. 118-138.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: Security policies
Thesis Supervisor: Magrassi, Carlo
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Orsini, Alessandro
Academic Year: 2022/2023
Session: Autumn
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 27 Jun 2024 13:30
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2024 13:30
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/39147

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