12. Shia Ascendency in Iraq and the Sectarian Polarisation of the Middle East

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. Acknowledgements v
4. Notes on Contributors vii
5. Introduction: The Iraq Legacies – Intervention, Occupation, Withdrawal and Beyond 1
6. Part I: The Aftermath of War: Strategic Decisions and Catastrophic Mistakes 19
7. 1. The De-Baathifi cation of post-2003 Iraq: Purging the Past for Political Power 21
8. 2. The Contested Politics of Iraq’s Oil Wealth 36
9. 3. Torture at Abu Ghraib: Non-disclosure and Impunity 50
10. Part II: Iraqi Politics since Saddam
11. 4. Shattering the Shia: A Maliki Political Strategy in Post-Saddam Iraq 67
12. 5. The Dangerous Legacy of a Flawed Constitution: Resolving Iraq’s Kurdish ‘Problem’ 82
13. 6. Between Aqalliya and Mukawin: Understanding Sunni Political Attitudes in Post-Saddam Iraq 97
14. 7. Post-withdrawal Prospects for Iraq’s ‘Ultra-minorities’ 110
15. Part III: The Plight of Iraqi Culture and Civil Society
16. 8. Doing Democracy in Difficult Times: Oil Unions and the Maliki Government 125
17. 9. ‘If You’re a Female, You Risk Being Attacked’: Digital Selves, Warblogs and Women’s Rights in Post-invasion Iraq 138
18. 10. The Impact of Coalition Military Operations on Archaeological Sites in Iraq 152
19. Part IV: Regional and International Consequences of the Iraq War 165
20. 11. Ethnic Cleansing in Iraq: Internal and External Displacement 167
21. 12. Shia Ascendency in Iraq and the Sectarian Polarisation of the Middle East 181
22. 13. Humanitarian Intervention after Iraq: The Politics of Protection and Rescue 195
23. 14. Iraq, the Illusion of Security and the Limits to Power 208
24. Conclusion: The Iraq Legacies and the Roots of the ‘Islamic State’ 223
25. References 236
26. Index 271