Reforms in the Islamic world
the case of Iraq (2015-2016)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v18n2.2023.1325Keywords:
Iraq; Institutional reform; sectarian democracyAbstract
The paper discusses the reform agenda of the Iraqi political system
presented by the prime minister in 2015 in response to popular
demonstrations. The objective is to analyze how the domestic political elites responded to this reformist effort that sought to replace the system of ethnic
quotas for filling ministries with technocratic requirements. The work argues that the
reforms were not achieved due to the strong rooting of sectarian blocs in the Iraqi state,
fearful that they would lose resources and power, and that they became veto players to
any substantive change in the way of governing the country.
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