Iraqi Kurdistan region : a path forward / Sasha Toperich, Tea Ivanovic, Nahro Zagros, editors.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Sasha Toperich, Tea Ivanovic and Nahro Zagros -- Part I. Contemporary Kurdistan. From revolutionary movement to an institutionalized administration / Falah Mustafa -- Keeping the Kurdistan flame alive abroad / Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman -- Protecting Kurdistan : Peshmerga before, during, and after ISIS / Sirwan Barzani -- Kurdistan's political landscape and the path towards independence / Ranj Alaaldin -- Why it is time for an independent Kurdistan region of Iraq / Gazang Bradosti -- Questions arising before and after independence / Michael M. Gunter -- Part II. Humanitarian crises. Displacement and forced camps as a civilizing offensive / Ibrahim Malazada -- Part III. Multiculturalism. Kurdistan region of Iraq's ethnic and religious communities : the need for power-sharing and genuine partnership / Dlawer Alalddeen -- The emergence of a nation state and the question of ethno-religious minorities / Muslib Mustafa and Kamal Y. Kolo -- The role of civil society organizations in youth development / Abdulsalam Medeni -- A talking story / Stafford Clarry -- Part IV. Economic prosperity in Kurdistan. Economic diversification and reconstruction / Ali Sindi -- Oil and the creation of nation state : the Kurdistan region at a crossroads / Kamal Y. Kolo -- From a curse to blessing : Kurdistan's oil and natural resources / Ashti Hawrami -- Agriculture and water resources in the Kurdistan region of Iraq / Abdulsattar Majeed Qader -- Part V. Case studies. Christians and religious freedom / Bashar Matti Warda -- Yezidis and justice / Pari Ibrahim -- The culture of Yezidis / Luqman Sulaiman Mahmood -- Humanitarian work in the Kurdistan region : historical development and new challenges / Dilshad H. Khidhir, Mariette Hägglund, and Awat Mustafa.