The Iraq Invasion at Twenty
Iraq’s Mafia State
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| ID | 6286532 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Kanan Makiya (autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 120-134 |
| Data de publicação | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Editora | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2023.0022 |
| OpenAlex | W4366000278 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
How should one characterize the U.S. war of 2003? Was it a "liberation" of millions of people from tyranny, or a much hated "occupation"? This essay reflects on how the Interim Governing Council (IGC)—formed following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the removal of Saddam Hussein—conflated "democracy" with "representation" based on muhassasa (the practice of filling key government posts by "consensus" of the major-party bosses, using sectarian or ethnic criteria). This arrangement of the IGC proved ripe for corruption. Post-2003, identity politics continued to shape the outlook of Iraq's political elite, but today a new generation has begun making itself heard. This generation believes in Iraq as a nation and understands democracy as more than a source of spoils to be divided among groups
Democracy · Elite · Ethnic group · Interim · Language change · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
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