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This chapter examines the establishment of the Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) and its alignment with Öcalan’s concept of democratic confederalism. It critically explores the KCK’s Social Pact (KCKSP), emphasizing its role in reframing the Kurdish struggle from nation-building to a purportedly transnational democratic framework. The chapter investigates the KCK’s formation, its strategic alignment with the Turkish state, and its efforts to reshape Kurdish political aspirations. Through this analysis, it reveals how the KCK, while claiming to challenge nation-state structures, simultaneously legitimizes and reproduces them.

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Öcalan’s Democratic Confederalism

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    2025年

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  • Kamal Soleimani,
  • Behrooz Shojai

摘要

This chapter examines the establishment of the Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) and its alignment with Öcalan’s concept of democratic confederalism. It critically explores the KCK’s Social Pact (KCKSP), emphasizing its role in reframing the Kurdish struggle from nation-building to a purportedly transnational democratic framework. The chapter investigates the KCK’s formation, its strategic alignment with the Turkish state, and its efforts to reshape Kurdish political aspirations. Through this analysis, it reveals how the KCK, while claiming to challenge nation-state structures, simultaneously legitimizes and reproduces them.