Monthly Archives: July 2016

Towards Counter-Hegemony: The Cooperative Option in Supporting and Rebuilding Rojava

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

By Alexander Kolokotronis. Originally published on July 16 2016 in Grassroots Economic Organizing

Amidst the onslaught of the Daesh (otherwise known as ISIS or ISIL) and the wide media coverage of refugees pouring into Europe, a major event remains tremendously under-reported. This under-reporting has…
The 1st Economy Conference Finishes with Important Decisions

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Originally published in Arabic on Hawar News on 18th October, 2015

Kurky Leky – The 1st economy conference in Rojava finishes with decisions and recommendations that covered all economic areas. It was held in the 16th of October at Aram Dikran Cultural…
Cooperatives in Portugal Are Willing to Cooperate with Cooperatives in Rojava

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Originally published on

Hawar News on 22.06.2016

Bordeaux – Cooperatives in Portugal are hoping to cooperate with the cooperatives of the democratic self-governance in Rojava. The union of cooperatives organised a conference in its headquarters in Bordeaux about…

Hafkertn Cooperative Forms Its Board of Directors

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

Originally published in Arabic on http://encumenacibiciker.info on 2016-06-14

During a meeting in Serikanya, Hafkertn appointed a board of directors that consisted of 11 members. It was among the list of activities of Hafkrtn to have meetings in the…
The ‘Rojava Revolution’ in Syrian Kurdistan: A Model of Development for the Middle East?

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

By Can Cemgil and Clemens Hoffmann. Originally published in IDS Bulletin Vol. 47 No. 3 May 2016: 'Ruptures and Ripple Effects in the Middle East and Beyond' 53–76

Abstract As the civil war in Syria continues, in the territory of Rojava – in Kurdish, ‘the West’ – the northern Syrian Kurdish political movement is attempting to implement ‘libertarian municipalism’,…
Economic Self-Governance in Democratic Autonomy: The Example of Bakur (Turkish Kurdistan)

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Report by Azize Aslan. Translation from an article in Turkish first published by Birikim in May 2016

The “Apoist”1 thread of the Kurdish Movement, which today involves many actors and organizations in military and political capacities, has gravitated away from the idea of founding a state. With the…
Regaining hope in Rojava

Co-operative Economy in Rojava

By Jo Magpie. This article was originally published by Open Democracy on 6th June, 2016

This is a revolution in consciousness, not only in politics, and it has transformed the lives of countless women and men for generations to come. Sometime in early February, I was…

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