قوم گرايي و ايجاد نظام سياسي دموكراتيك در عراق

Nationalism and the Formation of Democratic Political System in Iraq.1

The article studies the role of nationalism on the process of formation of democracy in Iraq. To explain the problem the authors have introduced different theories of democracy and among them, they have choosed the Associational Democracy Pattern as a proper theoretical framework in this study. This pattern of democracy emphasizes on four features: Participation of all important ethnic groups in decision- making; autonomy of the ethnic groups in administrating their internal affairs; proportional representation of the ethnic groups; and he right of veto for the minorities. These features explain how to achieve a proper model of democracy in a multiethnic society. This study is based on documental analysis method by emphasis on the Iraqʹs new constitutional law and observes the different ethnical interpretations of the kurds, the shiite and the Sunnite minorities. The article finally comes to the conclusion that, while, the different and sometimes contrary ethnical interpretations of the constitutional law are made by these three main ethnic groups, there is little hope in the near future on formation of Iraqʹs democracy.