Democratic confederalism

Democratic confederalism is a political model of decentralized, grassroots self-government based on local assemblies, confederation, gender equality, and ecological principles, developed by Abdullah Öcalan.

Commune (political organization): A local political body through which residents deliberate and organize collective decisions. Communes are the grassroots units that anchor confederal self-government.
Abdullah Öcalan: A Kurdish political leader and theorist who developed democratic confederalism. He formulated the model and connected it to Kurdish political organizing.
Feminist politics: Political thought and action aimed at ending gender-based domination and securing gender equality. Gender equality is a constitutive principle, not a secondary policy goal.
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria: A self-governing administration established in northeastern Syria during the Syrian conflict. Its institutions have publicly drawn on democratic confederalist principles.
Kurdish political movements: Political organizations and movements pursuing Kurdish rights, autonomy, or national self-determination. Democratic confederalism has become a major current within contemporary Kurdish politics.
Popular assembly: A gathering in which members of a community deliberate and make collective decisions. Assemblies provide the participatory forum for local governance.
Kurdistan Workers' Party: A Kurdish political organization founded in 1978, initially pursuing an independent socialist state. The movement's ideological transformation became a setting for Öcalan's new proposal.
Jineology: A framework of women's knowledge and social analysis developed within the Kurdish freedom movement. It supplies a movement-specific account of women's liberation and knowledge.
Rojava: The Kurdish name commonly used for the Kurdish-majority regions of northern Syria. The term is closely associated with the region where the model has been applied.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict: A long-running political and armed conflict over Kurdish rights and state authority in Turkey. The model emerged amid a struggle shaped by the Turkish state's conflict with Kurdish movements.

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