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Collected
writings on the ideas and practice of democracy.
Volume
1: Protecting Freedom, Preventing Despotism |
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How can Iraqis prevent the return of tyranny and
human rights violations? Writings by Al-Kawakiby,
An-Naini and Montesquieu discuss institutional
mechanisms for preventing despotism; Haider Ibrahim
looks at the roots of despotism in the Arab world;
and case studies from Eastern Europe and South
Africa examine the issues that Constitutions should
address.
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Volume
2: Ethnic & Religious Co-Existence |
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How
can a new Iraq emerge in which its diversity is
a source of strength, not division? How can group
identities be recognized without undermining national
cohesion? This volume examine issues such as individual
rights, decentralization and federalism, and
the relationship between religion and state in
a democracy.
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| Volume 3: Accountability: Ensuring
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How will Iraqis keep a
check on their government? What are
the responsibilities of citizens to ensure that
their leaders do not abuse their powers? This
volume describes mechanisms and institutions
that the public can use to hold their leaders accountable,
and includes case studies on how citizens
in other countries have fought corruption.
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Volume
4: Representation
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The definition of "representation" is
a dynamic one. People have many identities, including
their ethnic, religious, and even their political
or other interests. How can Iraqis make sure
their government is one that reflects their diverse
interests and identities without exacerbating
differences between different groups and leading
to sectarianism? Volume 4 explores how political
parties, different types of electoral system
and the way parliamentary seats are allocated
affect the government's success in representing
the Iraqi people.
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Volume 5:
Women & Democracy
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Increasingly
in Iraq today, and in many other Muslim countries,
women's groups, human rights groups, NGOs, political
parties, the media, and concerned individuals
are beginning to speak up to engage publicly
in a debate on the role of religion in politics.
As Iraq develops its democracy, it will deal
with issues such as: Is Islam compatible with
democracy? Should Iraqis allow the state legislate
on morality? How have women in other countries
contributed to their economies? Can women participate
in the political process, and what characteristics
are important? How will Iraqi women deal with
the new universal morality of democracy, of human
rights, of women's rights, and where is the woman's
place in the modern democratic Iraq?
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Volume
6: Commentaries on the Iraqi Constitution
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The final reader is a compilation
of commentaries on the Iraqi constitution. Selections
feature the works of various constitutional scholars
such as Nathan Brown and Paul Marshall, and select
from the
works of over 50 wide ranging community representatives,
including secular Iraqis, Muslims, Christians,
Mandeans, women, jurists and economists. The issues
addressed include many topics including: How has
the constitution dealt with the issue of religion?
How do we deal with the conflict between constitutional
provisions of fundamental liberties and equality,
and religious laws and policies that violate these
provisions? Has the constitution treated the issue
of women's rights fairly? How can the constitution
be amended in the future to address more needs?
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The Iraq Democracy Papers is a dialogue on democracy
that draws from the literature of different eras
and cultures (Arabic, Islamic, Western, Asian). The
series is intended to feed the debate in Iraq about
democracy, by examining how the core principles of
democracy have been implemented in other countries.
Commentaries by Iraqi writers examine how the writings
apply to Iraq. |
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The "Iraq Democracy Papers" is
published by the Center for Liberty in the Middle East.
Articles may be reproduced for distribution in Iraq with
an attribution to "The Iraq Democracy Papers, a publication
of the Center for Liberty in the Middle East, www.mideastliberty.org ," unless
they carry explicit copyright restrictions in which
case permission must be sought from the copyright
holders. |
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Our International
Advisory Board includes a broad
range of experts in democracy and the politics
of Iraq. |
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EDUCATIONAL LINKS
A growing list of
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