Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies (IIST), Beirut, IQ
Abstract
This research project examined the state of social sciences in Iraqi universities in four regions, involving four major universities (Baghdad, Erbil Sulaymaniya, and Basra), and a number of new, smaller provincial ones in Anbar, Salahudin, Najaf, Karbala and other provinces. The research team examined three clusters of variables, socio-political, institutional and cultural factors that promote or inhibit the development of social sciences and research capacity. A basic fact in the realm of higher education in Iraq is the central role of the state. Changes in the structure of academia, in curricula, or in the scope of academic freedom all require central sanction
