Iraq’s Constitution of 2005: The Case Against Consociationalism ‘Light’
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The authors of as mentioned in this paper pointed out that scholars and practitioners tend to favor transitory power-sharing arrangements and liberal forms of consociationalism, and that Iraq's constitution of 2005 has both, but the country has been in turmoil ever since.Abstract:
Scholars and practitioners tend to favor transitory power-sharing arrangements and liberal forms of consociationalism. Iraq’s constitution of 2005 has both, but the country has been in turmoil ever...read more
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