15.12.03
FRA KPP TIL PKK: OM REVOLUSJON, KRIG OG MARXISME I KURDISTAN 1917-1999
Hovedfagsoppgave ved Universitetet i Bergen
Institutt for Sammenliknende Politikk
Bjarke Friborg 1999
Dette speciale blev afleveret sommeren 1999 ved Institutt for Sammenliknende Politikk ved Universitetet i Bergen.
I opgaven forsøger jeg at afdække forskellige sider ved den kurdiske nationale bevægelse i Tyrkiet, med afsæt i teorier udviklet på baggrund af guerilla-erfaringerne bl.a. i Kina i 1930'erne og Vietnam i 1960'erne.
Dette er også afspejlet i opgavens tittel, hvor "KKP" står for Kinas Kommunistiske Parti og "PKK" for Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan eller Kurdistans Arbejderparti.
Teorigrundlaget i denne opgave er højst aktuelt i forbindelse med studiet af væbnede, nationale bevægelser og af oppositionsgruppers brug af vold for at opnå bestemte politiske resultater.
Læs mere på www.bfpkk.blogspot.com
Hovedfagsoppgave ved Universitetet i Bergen
Institutt for Sammenliknende Politikk
Bjarke Friborg 1999
Dette speciale blev afleveret sommeren 1999 ved Institutt for Sammenliknende Politikk ved Universitetet i Bergen.
I opgaven forsøger jeg at afdække forskellige sider ved den kurdiske nationale bevægelse i Tyrkiet, med afsæt i teorier udviklet på baggrund af guerilla-erfaringerne bl.a. i Kina i 1930'erne og Vietnam i 1960'erne.
Dette er også afspejlet i opgavens tittel, hvor "KKP" står for Kinas Kommunistiske Parti og "PKK" for Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan eller Kurdistans Arbejderparti.
Teorigrundlaget i denne opgave er højst aktuelt i forbindelse med studiet af væbnede, nationale bevægelser og af oppositionsgruppers brug af vold for at opnå bestemte politiske resultater.
Læs mere på www.bfpkk.blogspot.com
9.12.03
NYT NR. AF NEWS & LETTERS, DECEMBER 2003
VIETNAM ANALOGY DOESN'T HOLD UP
"Despite the ongoing attacks and the growing antipathy toward the occupying forces, it is important to recognize the flawed nature of the analogy with U.S. involvement in Vietnam that many on the left have invested so much of themselves in. The conflict in Vietnam was inherited from French colonialism, not eagerly and unilaterally embarked upon. At its height, it involved a prodigious commitment of U.S. military personnel, while the Iraq war is remarkable for the relatively few numbers of troops involved.
The chief difference, however, lies in the nature of the forces combating the U.S. soldiers. In Vietnam, the U.S. faced both guerrilla and regular forces operating under a centralized leadership with one aim: to bring the country under a unified political rule that, however authoritarian, had considerable popular support. The combatants in Iraq are linked to a discredited political regime with little hope of making a comeback. Their persistent and bloody attacks seem focused on simply making Iraq as unstable and as close to ungovernable as possible rather than attempting to win the confidence of the country's people.
In this respect, the situation in Iraq much more closely resembles the current one in Afghanistan than it does Vietnam circa 1970. In Afghanistan the remnants of the Taliban are succeeding in making the south and east of the country dangerous places for humanitarian workers and UN representatives, but have little prospect of returning to a position of power over the whole country."
VIETNAM ANALOGY DOESN'T HOLD UP
"Despite the ongoing attacks and the growing antipathy toward the occupying forces, it is important to recognize the flawed nature of the analogy with U.S. involvement in Vietnam that many on the left have invested so much of themselves in. The conflict in Vietnam was inherited from French colonialism, not eagerly and unilaterally embarked upon. At its height, it involved a prodigious commitment of U.S. military personnel, while the Iraq war is remarkable for the relatively few numbers of troops involved.
The chief difference, however, lies in the nature of the forces combating the U.S. soldiers. In Vietnam, the U.S. faced both guerrilla and regular forces operating under a centralized leadership with one aim: to bring the country under a unified political rule that, however authoritarian, had considerable popular support. The combatants in Iraq are linked to a discredited political regime with little hope of making a comeback. Their persistent and bloody attacks seem focused on simply making Iraq as unstable and as close to ungovernable as possible rather than attempting to win the confidence of the country's people.
In this respect, the situation in Iraq much more closely resembles the current one in Afghanistan than it does Vietnam circa 1970. In Afghanistan the remnants of the Taliban are succeeding in making the south and east of the country dangerous places for humanitarian workers and UN representatives, but have little prospect of returning to a position of power over the whole country."
