Features of the Political Development of Iraq in 2003—2020: the Formation of a New Elite

The features of recruiting the political elite of Iraq after the overthrow of the regime of President Saddam Hussein in 2003 are considered. The relevance of the study is due to the need to study the processes of elite formation in the Middle East during the period of regional transformations. The k...

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Main Authors: R. Sh. Mamedov, M. A. Sapronova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov 2021-01-01
Series:Научный диалог
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Online Access:https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/2319
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spelling doaj-70773c0e408f4743be9f49823ee8970d2021-09-30T08:36:43ZrusTsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektovНаучный диалог2225-756X2227-12952021-01-010135737010.24224/2227-1295-2021-1-357-3701782Features of the Political Development of Iraq in 2003—2020: the Formation of a New EliteR. Sh. Mamedov0M. A. Sapronova1Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)Federal state autonomous institution of higher education “Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russian Federation”The features of recruiting the political elite of Iraq after the overthrow of the regime of President Saddam Hussein in 2003 are considered. The relevance of the study is due to the need to study the processes of elite formation in the Middle East during the period of regional transformations. The key mechanisms and principles of the formation of the Iraqi political elite within the framework of the emerging post-Saddam political system have been identified. It is shown that the political leaders who came into power with the support of the Americans until 2003 were the “counter-elite” of S. Hussein, therefore participation in the opposition movements became an important criterion for recruiting. Special attention is paid to the informal (traditional) principles of recruiting the new elite, which have become the main mechanism of this process. In particular, the following principles are described: “muhassasa taifiyya”, which assumes the distribution of political positions in accordance with the share of ethno-confessional groups in the general population, clan solidarity, and religious institutions. It is emphasized that the role of Shiite religious structures, including spiritual leaders, and their influence on the formation of the political elite have significantly increased compared to the pre-occupation period.https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/2319iraqshiitesthe political elite recruitingmuhassasaethno-confessional groupclannishness
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M. A. Sapronova
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M. A. Sapronova
Features of the Political Development of Iraq in 2003—2020: the Formation of a New Elite
Научный диалог
iraq
shiites
the political elite recruiting
muhassasa
ethno-confessional group
clannishness
author_facet R. Sh. Mamedov
M. A. Sapronova
author_sort R. Sh. Mamedov
title Features of the Political Development of Iraq in 2003—2020: the Formation of a New Elite
title_short Features of the Political Development of Iraq in 2003—2020: the Formation of a New Elite
title_full Features of the Political Development of Iraq in 2003—2020: the Formation of a New Elite
title_fullStr Features of the Political Development of Iraq in 2003—2020: the Formation of a New Elite
title_full_unstemmed Features of the Political Development of Iraq in 2003—2020: the Formation of a New Elite
title_sort features of the political development of iraq in 2003—2020: the formation of a new elite
publisher Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov
series Научный диалог
issn 2225-756X
2227-1295
publishDate 2021-01-01
description The features of recruiting the political elite of Iraq after the overthrow of the regime of President Saddam Hussein in 2003 are considered. The relevance of the study is due to the need to study the processes of elite formation in the Middle East during the period of regional transformations. The key mechanisms and principles of the formation of the Iraqi political elite within the framework of the emerging post-Saddam political system have been identified. It is shown that the political leaders who came into power with the support of the Americans until 2003 were the “counter-elite” of S. Hussein, therefore participation in the opposition movements became an important criterion for recruiting. Special attention is paid to the informal (traditional) principles of recruiting the new elite, which have become the main mechanism of this process. In particular, the following principles are described: “muhassasa taifiyya”, which assumes the distribution of political positions in accordance with the share of ethno-confessional groups in the general population, clan solidarity, and religious institutions. It is emphasized that the role of Shiite religious structures, including spiritual leaders, and their influence on the formation of the political elite have significantly increased compared to the pre-occupation period.
topic iraq
shiites
the political elite recruiting
muhassasa
ethno-confessional group
clannishness
url https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/2319
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