Journal of Iranian Social Studies

Kolbari: The Grounds of Formation and Continuation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Omid Ghaderzadeh 1
Saiid Khani 2
Adil Rasouli 3

1 Associate professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

3 M.A. in Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/jss.2024.2013782.1804
Abstract
In Kurdish border areas, kolbari has become a way of life and the main source of livelihood. The aim of the current research is to analyze the narrative of the Kolbaran from the fields of formation and continuation of the Kolbari. The methodology of the research is qualitative and the narrative analysis method is used. The field under study is the Kolbars of Bane city, during which interviews were conducted with 19 Kolbers who had at least 3 years of Kolbar experience in the borders of Bane. We found two main themes of "destroyed border economy" and "unequal structure" regarding the contexts of the formation and continuation of Kolbari. According to Kolbaran's narrative, the political economy of the border is linked with the preservation and reproduction of the peripheral situation of the border areas and unequal structure. From this point of view, Kolbari is considered a kind of subjugation plan and policy; A policy that seeks the cultural integration of border regions without defining the role of border regions in the national division of labor. Based on this narrative, Kolbari is neither a product of the calculated economic choice of the Kolbars nor a natural result of the local economy, but rather an imposed phenomenon and indicates the crisis of political representation in the Kurdish border areas.
 

Keywords

Border political economy
cultural division of labor
crisis of political representation
Kolbari
unequal structure
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Journal of Iranian Social Studies
Volume 17, Issue 4
Winter 2024
Pages 79-104

  • Receive Date 18 October 2023
  • Revise Date 12 January 2024
  • Accept Date 26 August 2024
  • First Publish Date 22 October 2024
  • Publish Date 22 October 2024

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