Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Kirkuk, a city situated in the northern area of Iraq, has a compound history of ethnic and linguistic variety. The city is home-based to great inhabitants of Kurds, Arabs, Americans, English people, foreigners of other nationalities, and Turkmen, and each group has its own language and cultural traditions. This multilingualism has played an important role in the political and social dynamics of the region, particularly in Kurdish national security. This study employed a qualitative method to analyze the case of Kirkuk, about multilingualism and security, through using the Language Ecology Theory by Haugen 1971, and the securitization theory within Copenhagen school by Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1992).
Source: Twejer
Author: Kurdistan Rafiq Moheddin (koyi)
Institution: Soran University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413235093