| dc.contributor.author | Kao, Kristen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-30T11:26:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-30T11:26:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1653-8919 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2077/73715 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In post-con
ictsettings,thestate'sauthorityhasbeenunderminedanditsinsti-
tutions arestrugglingtoreestablishlegitimacy.Suchsettingscreateapowervacuum
that alternativeorderscan ll.Wherestateandnon-statelegalorderscoexistwithin
the sameterritory,whatfactorsdetermineindividualpreferencesamongalternative
providersofjusticeandorder?Systematic,empiricalresearchonthisquestionis
lacking,particularlyintheMiddleEast.Throughaseriesofvignetteexperimentscon-
ducted amongSunniArabsintheIraqicityofMosul,wherethepopulationhaslong
beenexposedtonumerousjusticesystems(state,tribal,andIslamic),thisresearch
demonstrates whichtypesofpeoplearemostlikelytopreferwhichtypeoflegalsys-
tems andprovidessomeinsightsastowhy.Theresults llagapintheextantresearch
bycausallyidentifyingfactorsacrossdisputecasesthatdriveselectionofonetypeof
system overanother.Disputeswithinthefamilyaregenerallydirectedtowardscus-
tomary legalorders,thoughparticipantspreferthatmorecostlycasesgotothestate
legal system.Sectarianoutgroupdynamicsarenotasimpactfulasonemightexpect.
ObservationaldataanalysesdemonstratethatMoslawisfaceadi cultchoicebetween
a highlycorrupt,buthighlypowerfulstatesystemandlessenforceable,seeminglyless
corrupt non-stateorders.Womenandrespondentswithlowermonthlyincomestend
to prefernon-stateforums.
Six post-surveyfocusgroupsrevealthatratherthanchallengingthestate,non-state
orders playauniqueroleinlocallevelgovernance.Customarysystemso ercitizensa
more restorativeroutefordisputeresolutionthatfocusesonthemaintenanceofsocial
relationships amongcommunitymembers.Thismayexplainwhywomentendtoshun
the statesystem,whichisexpectedbyresearchinotherpost-con
ictcontextstobetter
protect theirrights.Asthepoormaynotbeabletoa ordthecostsassociatedwith
lawyersandstatecourtfees,theirpreferenceforcustomarysystemsmayresultfrom
structural inequalities.These ndingscontributetoongoingdebatesoverhowmuch
prevailingmodelsofpeaceandstatebuildingshouldbereformedfromchampioning
state-centeredapproachestoencouragingcomplementaritybetweencustomaryforms
of disputeresolutionandstateones.Thisresearchhasimportantimplicationsfor
e orts bygovernmentsanddevelopmentpractitionersseekingtomaintainpeaceand
order inareaswherestatelegitimacyandsovereigntyislimited.
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| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Working Papers | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2022:5 | en_US |
| dc.relation.uri | https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2022-06/2022_5_Kao.pdf | en_US |
| dc.title | Legal Pluralism and Fragmented Sovereignty in Iraq | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dc.type.svep | article, other scientific | en_US |
| dc.contributor.organization | The Quality of Government Institute | en_US |
