Italian sociologist Donatella Della Porta sent a message to the DEM Party, saying that she “strongly” supports the democratic and peaceful solution to the Kurdish question.
Della Porta said that during the Kurdish people’s long struggle against assimilation policies, they created new collective identities that transcend state borders.
The message stated the following: “”This is a statement in strong support of a democratic and peaceful resolution to the Kurdish question. During their long experience of struggle against assimilation the Kurdish people have developed new conceptions of collective identification which go beyond the state. As for Palestinian and other oppressed people, the effect of colonialism and the attempts to erase them has produced territorial fragmentation and diasporic experiences that have triggered new conceptions of liberation and new forms of subjectivities. The convergence with global movements on gender rights, environmental causes, racism and social injustice has contributed to a reflection that is fundamental for all oppressed people. Only through a culture of peace and dialogue the conditions can be created to prefigure another possible world. The Kurdish political movement has taken significant steps in this direction.”
Who is Donatella Della Porta
Born in Italy (1956), the renowned sociologist Donatella Della Porta is known for her work on social movements, political violence, and democracy. She completed her master’s degree in Paris and her PhD at the European University Institute in Florence. Considered one of the world’s leading scholars of social movements, Della Porta has been a professor at the Scuola Normale Superiore since 2015 and the director of the COSMOS research center at the same institution.
With around 100 books to her name, Della Porta has received major awards such as the Mattei Dogan and the Alexander von Humboldt prizes; in 2022, she was elected an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.