This article bridges the gap between referenda and foreign policy, emphasizing the role of non-state entities as (f)actors of change in the formulation of foreign policy. Using a multi-layered (rather than a normative) analysis, it examines the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a novel, non-state case in the international relations and foreign policy analysis literature….Continue Reading Non-state actors and change in foreign policy: the case of a self-determination referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq