1st Edition

Assessment of Failed Federalism in Iraq Federal in Name Only

By Hemin R.A. Akreyi Copyright 2025
222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

Akreyi investigates the development of federal relations in Iraq from the adoption of the new Federal Constitution in 2005 to the Kurdistan independence referendum in 2017. The book highlights the dysfunctionality of the Iraqi federal system even after the independence referendum and shows the true picture of the key issues between the Kurdistan Region and the Iraqi government in Baghdad. This... Read more

1. Introduction 

2. Literature Review

3. Theoretical Framework

4. The Quest for Autonomy and the Origins of Power-Sharing

5. Post 2003 Iraq: Defining the Constitution and Territorial Disputes

6. Operationalising Federalism and the Function of the Federal Structure

7. Challenges of Operationalising Fiscal Federalism

8. The Security Challenges to Federalism and Threats of Secession

9. Conclusion

Biography

Hemin R.A. Akreyi is an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr. His areas of expertise are federalism, foreign policy, oil, security, governance, and public policy, and he has published a book chapter titled 'The Paradox of Federalism and the Iraqi Federation', published by Routledge in 2018.

"[This book] is the product of a lot of hard work, careful research and many interviews with key players in the Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdistan political scene... I’m sure it will make a long, lasting, enduring contribution to the literature on Iraq federalism and Kurds." 

David Romano, Thomas G. Strong Professor of Middle East Politics, Missouri State University.