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Iraq ingroup/outgroup threat analysis defines sources and levels of perceived
threat inside Iraq and among Iraqis living in exile. Findings support
multilevel point-source analysis of threat; we continue data collection
through in-country partners among Iraqi populations. These findings have
longterm policy implications in civil society approaches to a stable
democratic free market economy.
Below is a sample of major threat/non-threat points that affect
democratic sustainability in Iraq:
- Religious background does not appear to affect sources or levels of
outgroup threat
- Degree of importance of religious affilitation does affect sources
of outgroup threat
- Ethnic background does not appear to affect sources or levels of
outgroup threat
- Place and duration of residence does appear to affect sources
and/or levels of perceived threat
- Repatriation of asylum seekers and refugees is perceived as a
threat by certain groups
- Degree of USA support for an Islamic Republic does affect perceived
importance division of the country along ethnic lines
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