Nation and State

• Nation State


  The political entity of the modern era, part of the West-Phalian system.
• State Sovereignty

  Independent control over territory.
• Equality of States

  States are legally equal, with equal sovereignty.
• National Identity

  Groups of individuals identifying to the same group.

  Can include; shared language, culture, ethnicity, history or region.
• Nations that aren't states

  Many nations claim or desire their own state but are not recognised as such. E.g Palestine.
• Kurdistan Case Study


  30 - 40 million Kurds worldwide of Indo European descent.

  Split across Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Germany.

  Shared language, culture, religion and ethnicity.

  Iraq - Face persecution through violent oppression, with Hussein haven gassed thousands and killed 10s of thousands.

  Turkey - Government oppression, unequal rights. Words 'Kurds and Kurdistan' banned.

  Syria - Denied basic rights.