Iraq's dysfunctional democracy / David Ghanim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghanim, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iraq--Politics and government--2003-.

Iraq.

Politics and government.

Democracy--Iraq.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xi, 255 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2011]

Summary:

This timely volume on the state of democratic institutions in Iraq presents a stark analysis of the levels of corruption, sectarian violence and systematic decay hidden beneath a thin veneer of symbolic progress touted by the American media and American foreign policy supporters. The work provides Iraqi perspectives on issues of democratic participation and the development on legitimate institutions and explores in detail the damage done to minority and women's rights since the US Invasion. The work outlines the complex, diverse and tremendous obstacles in the way of developing stable democratic governance in Iraq. Dr. Ghanim is an Iraqi independent scholar and expert on Middle Eastern studies and gender studies. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

A U.S. legacy

The politics of victimization

Dwindling minorities, debased women

De-baʻthification and politics of exclusion

Uprooting the Baʻth and sectarianism

Deficient justice

Sectarian execution

Elections and illusive democracy

Confessionalism and legitimacy

Externalization of legitimacy

Federalism and politics of separatism

Nationalism and territories

Armaments, oil, and corruption

Republic of corruption.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-243) and index.

ISBN:

9780313398018

0313398011

OCLC:

712115065