News Center — Italian sociologist Donatella Della Porta, in her message to the Equality and Peoples’ Democracy Party, emphasized the importance of Leader Öcalan’s call in opening horizons toward a more just and stable future, and highlighted the role of the Kurdish people in establishing new collective identities beyond traditional state boundaries.

Della Porta addressed a message to the Equality and Peoples’ Democracy Party, affirming her support for Abdullah Öcalan’s call launched on February 27, urging the establishment of peace and a democratic society, and underlining the significance of this initiative in creating a more just and stable future.

The text of her message stated:
"I express my support for a democratic and peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue. Through their long struggle against assimilation and denial policies, the Kurdish people have been able to build new collective identities beyond traditional state borders. The impact of colonization and attempts at erasure and exclusion have also driven the Palestinian people and other oppressed communities to develop new concepts of liberation and modern methods of self-protection. Engagement with global movements concerned with gender rights, environmental issues, anti-racism, and social justice has established shared responsibility as a core value among all oppressed peoples. Conditions for building a different world can only be achieved through cultivating a culture of peace and dialogue, and the Kurdish political movement has made notable strides in this direction."

It is worth noting that the prominent Italian sociologist Donatella Della Porta, born in 1956, is a leading figure in the study of social movements, political violence, and democracy. She earned her master’s degree in Paris and her doctorate from the European University Institute in Florence. Since 2015, she has served as a professor at the Graduate School of Education and as director of the COSMOS Research Center within the same institution. She has published nearly one hundred books and received prestigious awards such as the Matti Dogan Prize and the Alexander von Humboldt Prize. In 2022, she was elected as an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, confirming her status as one of the world’s leading researchers in social movements.