Life and labor on the internal colonial edge: Political economy of kolberi in Rojhelat

• Published in: The British journal of sociology Vol. 71; no. 4; pp. 741 - 760
• Main Authors: Soleimani, Kamal, Mohammadpour, Ahmad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2020
• Subjects: apartheid economy; Colonialism; Employment; kolberi; Kurdish people; Kurdistan; Labor; Law; Middle Eastern cultural groups; Mixed methods research; Perso‐Shi‘i state; Political economy; mixed methods research; Kurdistan; apartheid economy; kolberi; Perso-Shi‘i state

Through the investigation of kolberi (cross‐border labor), this paper sheds light on the state’s policy of de‐development (or internal colonialization) of the Kurdish region (known as Rojhelat) in Iran. While the most dangerous form of labor, kolberi has become a dominant employment opportunity for...