What future for Kirkuk? Evidence from a deliberative intervention

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ID6252913
AuthorsIan O’flynn (0000-0002-4526-2739, Newcastle University, corresponding author), Gaurav Sood (0000-0001-6501-6589, Independent Researcher, Seattle, WA, USA), Jalal Mistaffa (0000-0002-0075-6786, University of Sulaimani), Nawhi Saeed (Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Charmu, Chamchamal, Iraq)
Year2019
Volume26
Issue7
Pages1299-1317
Publication date2019-10-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510347.2019.1629906
OpenAlexW2953476277
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited20

The “youth bulge” in developing countries means that we need to pay close attention to how young people want to be governed. That need is particularly great in developing countries that are also deeply divided. But in divided societies, conventional opinion polls often do not suffice, yielding shallow opinions hostage to elite machinations and mutual mistrust. To shed light on what young people would want if they had a chance to learn and deliberate about the issues, we follow a survey with an intensive deliberative field experiment in one such society – Kirkuk. Contrary to widespread concerns about the predominance of ethnic interests, young educated Kirkukis support the view that different ethnic groups should have an equal say. There is also broad support for an institutional arrangement – Kirkuk’s becoming an autonomous region – that may provide space for instituting “equal say”. And deliberating with balanced information broadens support for that arrangement

Epistemology · Intervention (counseling · Political science · European Politics and Security · Philosophy · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Psychology · Turkey's Politics and Society

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