Abstract: This study examined United States and democratization in Iraq. The study was anchored on the democratic peace theory as propounded by Immanuel Kant in 1795. The study adopted ex-post research design while data was gotten from secondary source such as textbooks, journal articles, newspapers, magazines and internet and the data generated was analyzed through content analysis. The findings of the study showed that The United States efforts to adoptive democracy was widely implemented by a range of governmental and non-governmental actors in Iraq, but it has yielded far less than what was promised and United States interest has had negative effects on democratization in Iraq as the dissolution of the Iraqi army has resulted to security vacuum in Iraq. Based on the findings the study recommended among others; Democracy should not be seen as a United States import but rather an indigenous adaptation of general principles by Iraqi people.
Keywords: Government, system, elections, human rights, constitution.
Title: UNITED STATES AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN IRAQ
Author: Adokiye Big-Alabo, Dr. Ukoha Ukiwo
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Research Publish Journals
