Forming Democracy in the Face of Authoritarianism: A Case Study Examination of How Politically Disenfranchised Ethnic Minority Groups Achieve Democratic Self-Governance

Craiutu, AurelianErmatinger-Salas, IanGould, Jeffrey L.Herrold, Catherine Elizabeth2016-09-132016-09-132016-04-20https://hdl.handle.net/1805/10908http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/617Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Using a case study approach, this thesis explores how ethnic minority groups living under authoritarian rule can utilize social bonds, create social capital, and eventually achieve democratic self-governance. Social movement literature is also utilized to examine how one of the case studies, the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, Mexico should be examined as a social movement rather than a military insurgency. This thesis also examines the Kurds of Northern Iraq and then puts forward the Kurds of Northern Syria as a future case study. This thesis takes a historical analysis approach throughout as well as utilizing philanthropic studies literature.en-USAuthoritarianismZapatistaKRGKurdistanSelf-GovernanceSocial MovementForming Democracy in the Face of Authoritarianism: A Case Study Examination of How Politically Disenfranchised Ethnic Minority Groups Achieve Democratic Self-GovernanceThesis10.7912/C2BG6N