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Maria Andrea Nardi

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Environmental Politics in North and East Syria/Rojava : A Scoping and Conceptual Literature Review

Author

  • Pinar Dinc
  • Maria Andrea Nardi
  • Mo Hamza

Summary, in English

This article presents a scoping and conceptual literature review on environmental politics in North and East Syria/Rojava. The review aims to synthesize existing academic research in English on the interplay between armed conflict and environmental change in the region, focusing on the Kurdish-led socio-political model known as the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). The study is guided by two main questions: the knowledge produced about the environment's role in AANES politics and the theoretical advances in environmental politics. Employing a scope and conceptual literature review methodology, the article identifies key themes such as ecological sustainability, gender equality and direct democracy. It highlights the challenges and opportunities faced by AANES in implementing ecological policies amidst ongoing conflict and geopolitical pressures. The findings underscore the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and the need for further research on ecological democracy, environmental justice and peace ecology. The review concludes by emphasizing the significance of radical democratic and ecological consciousness in achieving peace and justice in conflict zones.

Department/s

  • Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)
  • MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World
  • Department of Human Geography
  • Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
  • LU Profile Area: Human rights
  • Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety

Publishing year

2025-11-16

Language

English

Publication/Series

studies in ethnicity and nationalism

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley

Topic

  • Peace and Conflict Studies

Keywords

  • environmental democracy
  • environmental peace
  • conflict
  • rojava
  • syria
  • environmental justice
  • kurds

Status

Epub

Project

  • ECO-Syria: Exploring Conflict-Environment Interactions for Sustainable Development and Conservation

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1754-9469