| Abstract [eng] |
“Kurdish politics in Iraq: strengthening democracy or increasing the risk of conflict?” takes a close look at the functioning of representation rights, granted for the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The work discloses the differing positions on the role of non-state actors in the mother countries and international relations. The integralist approach presents the importance of a unitary state and consocialists offer different position by stating the importance to represent the non-state actors. Moreover, the literature offers a wide spectrum of stabilizing and destabilizing factors, which are associated with the role of non-state actors. In order to see the real dynamics of diplomacy between non-state and state actors, United Kingdom and France have been chosen because of their colonial history in the Middle East. The object is the effect of representation rights of Kurdistan region of Iraq in international relations. The problem is the creation of stable Kurdistan region of Iraq image, which does not disclose the tension in Middle East. The first argument is that the image of Kurdistan region of Iraq stability is an ideological vision, which has political motives, because the reality is contrary to the image: divided, not always foreseeable and dependent on circumstances. The second argument is that the creation of democracy without having borders can be destructive to the safety of Middle East. In order to answer to the main research question and know what effect the representation rights, granted to the Kurdistan region of Iraq, have in international relations, the five objectives have been formulated: to evaluate the role of non-state actors in international relations, to analyze how the Kurdistan region of Iraq forms its image, to identify the dynamics the relationship of the Kurdistan region of Iraq and United Kingdom and the relations of the Kurdistan region of Iraq and France, to disclose what are the main challenges in creation of representation, facing the non-state actors in Middle East, and to examine if the representation of the Kurdistan region of Iraq could have a stabilizing effect. It has been observed that the hypotheses are true, because the image of stable Iraqi Kurdistan does not reflect reality, and the foreign countries, even the ones declaring the need of democracy can make a path for the instability in the region. Regarding the paradoxes, observed in this work, the thesis is expected to contribute to the further analysis of non-state actors in international relations, especially when knowing that countries of colonial past agree on the importance of non-state actors and admit that states are not holding the full power in the country. |
