The New Iraq
Democratic Institutions and Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adeed Dawisha (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 35-49 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2005.0043 |
| OpenAlex | W2083433308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The January 2005 election was a seminal event in contemporary Iraqi history, but laborious post-election negotiations dampened the initial euphoria. There were problems of process, particularly with regard to the apportionment of power among the various ethno-sectarian groups. The efforts at inclusiveness were meant to produce a national unity government, but this tends to marginalize party competition, thus robbing the democratic process of one of its essential elements. In spite of the efforts at consensus-building, communal entrenchments and thorny constitutional issues continue to threaten Iraq’s democratic transformation. The future of democracy in Iraq might very well be determined by political bargaining occurring in the present transitional period
Apportionment · Competition (biology · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |