Reconstructing Post-Saddam Iraq

Previously published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly , this volume analyzes to what extent the controversial US policy of democratizing the Middle East with pre-emptive invasions was justified or effective.

1. Reconstructing Post-Saddam Iraq: an introduction 2. Post-Saddam Iraq: deconstructing a regime, reconstructing a nation 3. Iraq: fulcrum of world politics 4. Whither Iraq? Beyond Saddam, sanctions and occupation 5. Iraqi Kurdistan: contours of a post-civil war society 6. Divisible Sovereignty and the Reconstruction of Iraq 7. Iraq, Imperialism and Global Governance 8. Corruption, Reconstruction and Oil Governance in Iraq 9. Iraqi Transitions: from regime change to state collapse 10. The Prospects for Democracy in Iraq: challenges and opportunities 11. Reconstructing Gender: Iraqi women between dictatorship, war, sanctions and occupation 12. Reconstruction of Infrastructure in Iraq: end to a means or means to an end? 13. Overcoming Dilemmas Created by the 21st Century Mercenaries: conceptualising the use of private security companies in Iraq 14. Lessons and Controversies: planning and executing immediate relief in the aftermath of the war in Iraq 15. War and the Cultural Heritage of Iraq: a sadly mismanaged affair 16. Attributing Value: evaluating success and failure in post-war reconstruction