| ID | 124599 |
| Title Proper | Liberal democracy promotion in Iraq |
| Other Title Information | a model for the Middle East and North Africa? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bridoux, Jeff ; Russell, Malcolm |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) |
is article asks whether there are lessons that can be drawn from the democratization of Iraq for the possible democratization of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the wake of the 2010-2011 Arab uprisings. The paper draws on the democratization program in Iraq in 2003 and 2004 to demonstrate that focusing on the promotion of a liberal democratic model in Iraq translated into a lack of operational flexibility, which let democracy assistance unable to cope with socio-economic demands, local realities and reactions to democratization. Taking into account a variation in the intensity of interventionism between Iraq and MENA, the article argues that there is sufficient similarities between both cases to point Western democracy promoters in the direction of models of democracy that offer a more comprehensive response to the current political transition in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya than the traditional focus on the promotion of liberal democracy does. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol.9, No.3; 2013: p.327-346 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol.9, No.3; 2013: p.327-346 |
| Key Words | Liberal Democracy ; World Politics ; International Politics ; Foreign Policy ; International Relations - IR ; Iraq ; Liberal Democratic Model - Iraq ; Liberal Democratic Model - Middle East ; Liberal Democratic Model - North Africa ; Middle East ; North Africa ; African Union - AU ; Middle East and North Africa - MENA ; Arab Upspring ; Political Transition ; Egypt ; Tunisia ; Libya |