Four years have passed since the founding of the ADM. Since March 2022, we have aimed to share the ideas and experiences of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement, along with its paradigm of democratic modernity. We have sought to build bridges between various struggles around the world, initiating joint discussions with activists, academics, and anti-systemic and…
The first quarter of the 21st century is now behind us. The tradition of civilisation based on power remains in place. War and conflict continue to be the most talked about reality, threatening the future of humanity. We are living under the conditions of a Third World War. Violence and power strugges, often resulting from…
Are we in a world war? Maybe the question should be, in a world system that thrives on environmental destruction and genocide, how can we say that we are not? The Kurdish Freedom Movement has stated that WWIII started after the fall of the soviet union in the early 1990’s. Today everyone from the Pope…
In this booklet, we discuss the meaning of the concept of Third World War in the theses developed by Öcalan from Imrali prison and focus specifically on the continent of Abya Yala and its position within thatframework of global politics. Ideas developed from the Kurdish freedom movement’s practice of struggle over more than 50 years….
Since 2012, there has been a democratic self-government in northeastern Syria organized according to the principles of democratic confederalism. The social system of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) constitutes a real alternative to the capitalist system, especially for people and movements fighting for a more just world. The economy is…
Today, on the occasion of the Global Öcalan Book Day and the birthday of the leader of the Kurdish freedom movement, we are pleased to share he defining work of Öcalan, written in the Imrali prison, called “Sociology of Freedom” as an audiobook, thanks to the great effort of our friends who have recorded this…
In the first meeting of the Peoples’ Platform Europe, 800 delegates representing more than 160 organisations from 35 countries and territories answered this call. Together, we took important first steps, in beginning to build common analyses of the pressing social and political issues of our time, and in how to organise together. The following text…
This brochure is a compilation of four interviews analysing the Kurdish and Palestinian resistance. The huge solidarity shown worldwide in the face of the genocide against the Palestinian people has drawn the attention again to the Middle East. In the midst of this chaos and genocide, a strong historical consciousness is needed to find long-term solutions. These interviews give an insight and analysis on the political situation in the Middle East, and share possible solutions for the Kurdish and Palestinian quests for freedom.
Alongside radical democracy and women’s liberation, ecology is also a central pillar in the paradigm of democratic modernity. Against the backdrop of the ever-advancing climate catastrophe and the necessary discussion about a proper strategy for ecological movements worldwide, Öcalan’s ideas summarised in this brochure take on a special significance. While aggressive capitalism is confronting the environment in many parts of the world – such as the targeted ecocide in Kurdistan or neo-extractivism in Latin America – Öcalan’s proposals and the visible attempt to implement them in Kurdistan may be the right recipe for a world plagued by environmental destruction.
Duran Kalkan is a co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of the PKK. In this extensive interview, he talks about how to understand democratic socialism in the new paradigm and the importance of social sciences. In addition to the history of democratic civilisation, he describes how to understand state and revolution. Furthermore, he discusses the question of the revolutionary vanguard in the construction of democratic modernity as well as the class question. The interview was conducted in May 2023 in the Medya Defence Areas (Southern Kurdistan).
