Elite Theory and the 2003 Iraq Occupation by the United States

This book locates US elites as members of corporate elite networks and drivers of corporate elite interests and argues that studying the social sources of US power plays an important part in understanding the nature of their decisions in US foreign policy.

Autorentext

Bamo Nouri is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of West London, an Honorary Research Fellow at City, University of London, an independent investigative journalist and writer with interests in American foreign policy and the international and domestic politics of the Middle East.

Inhalt

Introduction Chapter One: Theories and methods Chapter Two: Backgrounds, world-views, and networks in the George W. Bush elite Chapter Three: US elite decision-making in the creation of Iraq's 2005 constitution Chapter Four: US elite decision-making in the privatisation of Iraq Chapter Five: The legacy of US democracy promotion in Iraq Iraq's elitist political system Conclusion