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Taking to the streets: the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and the urbanization of insurgency

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Though the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been able to sustain a rural insurgency in Turkey over several decades, it was unable to sustain the urban insurgency it began in July 2015. This paper looks at the period July 2015 and December 2016 to explore the reasons why, despite the PKK’s experience conducting an insurgency and demonstrated popular support, they were unable to sustain an urban insurgency. It then uses this example to examine the broader conditions under which urban insurgencies may be sustainable. In particular, the hypotheses in this paper look at the complex human and physical landscape of urban environments and the impact of pre-existing social networks.

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  • Rebecca Lucas, 2020. "Taking to the streets: the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and the urbanization of insurgency," Small Wars and Insurgencies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 61-86, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fswixx:v:31:y:2020:i:1:p:61-86
    DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2020.1672963
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