Not to mislead peace: on the demise of identity politics in Iraq

Khedir, Hewa Haji

doi:10.1080/01436597.2022.2047919

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“…Basic facts about Iraqi reality reveal the ineptitude of the governing class, and Iraqis' frustration with the current conditions. The poverty rate is more than 30% (World Food Program, 2023), the budget for education has decreased steadily over the years and Iraq is among the bottom of Middle Eastern countries in terms of investing in education (Mohammed, 2020), there is a steady decline in the electoral turnout (Khedir, 2022), and 85% of Iraqis have voiced their mistrust in state actors (Sheira, 2019). The social rejection of the status quo manifested in several protests in Kurdish, Sunni, and Shia areas but these failed in compelling change upon the government's conduct.…”

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Parasitical elitism in a sectarianized political system with a rentier economy: The power and practice of the Iraqi political elite after 2003

Al‐Aloosy

2023

Politics & Policy

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This article theorizes the role of the elite in a sectarianized political system with a rentier economy. It argues that by virtue of the sectarian and ethnic representation of the sub‐identities, the long‐term interests of society are neglected. The reliance on natural resources creates a competition within the elite to seize the state's revenue for narrow interests. Finally, in such a setting, the elite attempts the monopolization of the flow of information to the public to shore up its legitimacy. The case study is Iraq since it is one of the few, if not the sole, sectarianized political system with a rentier economy. The political elite, despite an abysmal performance for nearly two decades, has been resilient and garnered more power. The continuous malpractice encompasses all the political players who agree on the governing rules by which they maintain their position within the system, and with limited circulation of the elite.Related ArticlesAli, Hamid E., and Shahjahan Bhuiyan. 2022. “Governance, Natural Resources Rent, and Infrastructure Development: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa.” Politics & Policy 50(2): 408–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12451.Howie, Peter. 2018. “Policy Transfer and Diversification in Resource‐Dependent Economies: Lessons for Kazakhstan from Alberta.” Politics & Policy 46(1): 110–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12239.Khodr, Hiba. 2014. “A Preliminary Comparative Study of Policy Making in Two GCC Countries—Qatar and Kuwait: Processes, Politics, and Participants.” Politics & Policy 42(2): 271–310. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12068.

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confidence: 99%