IRRC No. 868

Ethnicity, federalism and the idea of sectarian citizenship in Iraq: a critique

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Abstract
The article discusses the "ethnic paradigm" that currently prevails in analyses of Iraqi history and politics. While acknowledging the strong forces associated with ethnic and sectarian loyalties in the country, the article points to three important indicators of the surviving Iraqi nationalist sentiment that cuts across these ethno-sectarian categories.

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