The Role of Formal and Informal Iraqi Institutions in Consolidating the Values of Democracy Post 2003

Abstract

The basis of democracy is the belief in its principles and values as one package without compromising one principle or value at the expense of another. It is not enough to present it ready without taking into account the possibility of implementing it or not. Any society cannot be considered  democratic and exercises citizenship rights on the ground unless its educational institutions and political parties are capable of preparing real citizens. As far as educational institutions are concerned, they should depend on a philosophy that frames the relationship between the teacher and the learner and the method of applying and practicing it. Therefore, education in Iraq should be based on new and modern foundations that emulate the requirements of the current eraAs for political parties in Iraq, indeed the change that Iraq witnessed in 2003 and the resulting entitlements for the new era, the democratic transformation requires the presence of effective informal political institutions and an enlightened public opinion that can contribute to revitalizing the new political environment.