Violent non-state actors and the Syrian Civil War : the ISIS and YPG cases / Özden Zeynep Oktav, Emel Parlar Dal, Ali Murat Kurşun, editors.
Oktav, Özden Zeynep, author.; Parlar Dal, Emel, author.; Kurşun, Ali Murat, author.
2018
JZ4059
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Title
Violent non-state actors and the Syrian Civil War : the ISIS and YPG cases / Özden Zeynep Oktav, Emel Parlar Dal, Ali Murat Kurşun, editors.
ISBN
9783319675282 (electronic book)
3319675281 (electronic book)
9783319675275
3319675273
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67528-2
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 233 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-67528-2 doi
Call Number
JZ4059
Dewey Decimal Classification
355/.03305691
Summary
"This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People's Protection Units (YPG), as well as the regional and geopolitical impacts of these VNSAs. The contributors also cover topics such as the re-imagination of borders, the YPG's demands for national sovereignty, and the involvement of regional and global powers in the Syrian crisis. "This timely volume by regional scholars and experts examines various aspects of the emergence and expansion of violent non-state actors in the Syrian/Iraqi conflict. The wealth of detail and approaches enhance our understanding of the transformation and dynamics of contemporary conflicts within and beyond the region." Keith Krause, The Graduate Institute, Geneva "This book opens fascinating glimpses into contrasting forms of "state-like" governance established by non-state actors, ISIS and the Kurdish PYD. ... It is an important source for students of the Syrian conflict, civil wars, failed states and hybrid governance."Raymond Hinnebusch, Director Centre for Syrian Studies, University of St. Andrews "This book is an excellent resource for those looking for an interdisciplinary account of VNSAs during the Syrian civil war. It makes a nice contribution to the study of violent non state actors and poses a set of new and pressing questions." Max Abrahms, Northeastern University."-- Provided by publisher.
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Oktav, Özden Zeynep, author.
Parlar Dal, Emel, author.
Kurşun, Ali Murat, author.
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Reframing and reassessing the VNSAs in Syrian conflict : an introduction / Özden Zeynep Oktav, Emel Parlar Dal, Ali Murat Kurşun
Part 1: Actorness. Contested geographies : how ISIS and YPG rule 'no-go' areas in Northern Syria / H. Akın Ünver ; Making sense of the territorial aspirations of ISIS : autonomy, representation, influence / Hakan Mehmetcik, Ali Murat Kurşun ; How to profile PYD/YPG as an actor in the Syrian Civil War : policy implications for the region and beyond / Özlem Kayhan Pusane ; The Islamic State versus the popular protection units : reciprocal mobilization of violent non-state actors in the Syrian Civil War / Fred H. Lawson
Part 2: Powerfulness. ISIS as an actor controlling water resources in Syria and Iraq / İbrahim Mazlum
Part 3: Effectiveness. Surrogate warfare in Syria and the pitfalls of diverging US attitudes towards ISIS and PYD/YPG / Helin Sarı Ertem ; External actors and VNSAs : an analysis of the United States, Russia, ISIS and PYD/YPG / Doruk Ergun ; The EU's stance towards VNSAs during the Syrian crisis : YPG and ISIS cases / Yonca Özer, Fatmanur Kaçar ; Understanding Iran's approach to violent non-state actors : the ISIS and YPG cases / Özden Zeynep Oktav ; The contagion of the Syrian Civil War into Turkey under the impact of ISIS and YPG cases : conditioning factors and diffusion mechanisms / Emel Parlar Dal.

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