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The current status of Iraqi Kurdistan is examined. The Kurds have been persecuted by Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime for the past twenty years, but the most recent campaign, named (from the Koran) al-Anfal, or bounty from raids agaist infidels, began in the late 1980s. The Kurds, however, are not infidels, but Sunni Muslims, who have committed the more secular sin of rebelling against Baghdad's totalitarian control & attempting to maintain a separate Kurdish identity. The campaign has produced a variety of atrocities, including deportation, destruction of villages, & massacre & mass burial of inhabitants. The body count may number as high as 182,000 people along with 400,000 refugees & 60,000 orphans. Only the intervention of the outside world saved the Kurds from further destruction. Their future now lies in the upcoming elections, which the Kurds view as a symbol of reconstruction & national unity, & which they hope will give legitimacy to their leaders in their negotiations with the outside world. D. Generoli

Examines evolution of public support for introduction of a proportional representation system; Great Britain; 1970s to 1980s.

Democratic Institutions and Practices is the second study carried out under the Democratic Audit of the UK. This volume explores the formal institutions and processes of the liberal democratic state: including the executive, elections, parliament and the civil service

Democratic Institutions and Practices is the second study carried out under the Democratic Audit of the UK. This volume explores the formal institutions and processes of the liberal democratic state: including the executive, elections, parliament and the civil service. -- Provided by publisher