Education and ethno-politics: defending identity in Iraq

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgement -- Abbreviations -- List of terms -- Introduction -- Changing dynamics -- Islamic State in the disputed territories -- 1. Ethno-politics, the Ba'ath era and the disputed territories -- Kirkuk -- Ninewa -- Operation Iraqi Freedom, security and identity -- Current context: identity and security in the disputed territories -- Conclusion -- 2. Conceptual framework -- Introduction -- Ethnic identity and conflict -- Education, conflict and societal security -- Can education become securitized? -- Conclusion -- 3. Iraqi education through a societal security lens -- Introduction -- The role of education in Iraqi Arab nationalism -- Societal security through the new constitution? -- The reconstruction of education: constitutional promises and the legacy of Arabization -- Assyrian language schools: education to revive identity -- Turkmen language schools: education to maintain identity -- Societal security verses pedagogy? -- Concluding remarks -- 4. Ethnically appropriate education: Threats and survival -- Introduction -- Capacity gaps or intentional threats to societal security? -- KRG patronage in disputed territories: Kurdish education -- Turkmen education's coordinated response and resilience -- Ninewa plains: minorities resisting assimilation -- Discussion and conclusions -- 5. Education's interaction with conflict -- Introduction -- Locating the argument -- Separate education and social cohesion -- Equality -- Political use -- Conclusions -- 6. Conclusion -- Introduction -- Research questions -- Theoretical conclusions -- Policy recommendations and ways forward -- Appendix: research methodology -- Bibliography -- Index.