Support continues to pour in from international figures for the Peace and Democratic Society Process initiated by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. 

 

In a message sent to the Mezopotamya Agency (MA), Italian political scientist Nadia Urbinati said: “It is with great hope that I support the PKK's decision to dissolve to demonstrate concretely that the Kurds want peace and reconciliation with the Turkish people. This is the condition for moving forward with a peace plan. The PKK's decision is unilateral and, for this reason too, has great value, not only symbolic, in demonstrating the desireto establish the conditions for peace. It is a signal to other conflicts that the desire for peace must be accompanied by reasonableness and foresight to prevail. It is also an essential recognition that the path to peace coincides with that of democracy.”

 

WHO IS NADIA URBINATI

 

Nadia Urbinati is an Italian political scientist and academic born in 1961. She is known for her work on democratic theory, pluralism, representation, political parties, and the functioning of democratic institutions. 

 

Nadia Urbinati, who served as a professor of political science at Columbia University, has published numerous books and articles on modern democracy. Nadia Urbinati is respected in Italian and international academic circles for her contributions to the practical application of democratic ideals and the analysis of contemporary political problems. Nadia Urbinati has also focused on bridging the gap between political theory and practice by bringing together classical and modern democratic thought.