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100	1		_aAlkifaey, Hamid _eAuteur _4070 _9424767
245	1	4	_aThe failure of democracy in Iraq _h[Texte imprimé] : _breligion, ideology and sectarianism / _cHamid Alkifaey
260			_aLondon : _bRoutledge, _c2019
300			_a1 vol. (228 p.) ; _c24 cm
490	0		_aRoutledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government ; _v25
504			_aBibliogr. p. [211]-221
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Methodology -- Liberty and democracy -- Democratization -- Religion and politics -- Political Islam and democracy -- Use of religion for political purposes -- Sectarianism -- Lack of democratic tradition -- Political and administrative errors -- Exogenous factors -- Structural factors -- Conclusion
520			_aThe Failure of Democracy in Iraq studies democratization in post-2003 Iraq that has so far failed due mainly to cultural and religious reasons. There are other factors, such as legacy of the dictatorial regime, exclusionary policies, stateness problem, interference by regional powers, rentier economy and sectarianism, that have impeded democracy and contributed to its failure, but the employment of religion in politics was the most to blame. The establishment of stable democratic institutions continues to elude Iraq, 15 years after toppling the dictatorship. The post-2003 Iraq could not completely eradicate the long historical tradition of despotic governance due to deep-seated religious beliefs and tribal values, along with widening societal ethno-sectarian rifts which precluded the negotiation of firm and stable elite settlements and pacts across communal lines. The book examines how the fear by neighbouring countries of a region-wide domino effect of the Iraq democratization process caused them to adopt interventionist policies towards Iraq that helped to stunt the development of democracy. The lack of commitment by the initiator of democratic process, the United States, undermined the prospects of democratic consolidation. This is compounded by serious mistakes such as the Deba'athification and disbanding the Iraqi army and security apparatuses which caused a security vacuum the US forces were not able to fill. The Failure of Democracy in Iraq is a key resource for all students and academics interested in Democracy, Islam and Middle East Studies
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