RT Article
T1 The PKK and its evolution in Britain (1984-present)
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 31
IS 2
SP 185
OP 203
A1 Sozer, Mehmet Alper
A2 Yılmaz, Kamil
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1870226682
AB As of today, a highly mobilized Kurdish diaspora and its most prominent representative, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has become so influential in the European political arena that it might tip the balance of the European Union’s policies on Turkey in its favor. Since too much attention has been given to the PKK’s activities in Germany, the organization’s actions in Britain remain understudied, despite the fact that Britain has been a vital place in Kurdish politics and political lobbying activities. Drawing on fieldwork findings, this article attempts to explore both the evolution and the political activities of the PKK in Britain across three different timeframes, from 1984 until the present time. Our findings suggest that in Britain, the PKK has departed in recent years from its conventional terrorist activities and transformed into a lobbying power that is likely to gain full legitimacy (i.e., being de-listed from terrorist organization lists) in the near future.
NO Gesehen am 14.11.2023
NO Published online: 07 Jul 2016
K1 Britain
K1 Kurdish diaspora
K1 Mobilization
K1 PKK
K1 political lobbying
DO 10.1080/09546553.2016.1194269