Sovereignty and Developmental Policies in Palestine and Eastern Kurdistan

Inspired by the scholarship on Palestine studies and particularly by Sara Roy’s “de-development” theory, this paper investigates how the sovereign ethno-nation in Iran instrumentalizes and distorts development to subjugate the minoritized Kurdish nation. Along with contextualizing de-development the...

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Authors: Soleimani, Kamal, Mohammadpour, Ahmad
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios de Asia y África
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdeasiayafrica.colmex.mx:article/2738
Online Access:https://estudiosdeasiayafrica.colmex.mx/index.php/eaa/article/view/2738
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Palestina
Kurdistán
desarrollo
desdesarrollo
Palestine
Kurdistan
development
de-development
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Summary:Inspired by the scholarship on Palestine studies and particularly by Sara Roy’s “de-development” theory, this paper investigates how the sovereign ethno-nation in Iran instrumentalizes and distorts development to subjugate the minoritized Kurdish nation. Along with contextualizing de-development theory within the broader discipline of developmental studies and outlining how de-development works in practice, we compare the political-economic conditions of Rojhelat (Eastern Kurdistan/Iran) with those of Palestine to underscore the key similarities and differences between these two cases.