The Southern Marshes of Iraq Facing Dire Straits

For the CFRI, Jérôme Chapuisat delves into the ecological and socio-cultural significance of the Southern Iraqi Marshes, underscoring the critical issues at hand. By presenting an alarming portrayal of the current state, he highlights the multifaceted challenges confronting the region, emphasising the pressing need for unified efforts to ensure their preservation.

Outline of a political sociology of Iraq

Jérôme Chapuisat explains that political sociology lies at the intersection of history, law, and sociology. The reflections presented here by the professor are based on borrowings from these three domains, specifically applied to the case of Iraq.

The morphogenesis of a country (part 1): Iraq before Islam

By adopting a morphogenetic approach, Professor Emeritus Jérôme Chapuisat traces the evolution of the Iraqi nation-state from its Neolithic origins. In this first part, he explores the key events, factors, and developments that shaped the country up to the fall of the Sassanid Empire, thereby offering a perspective to better understand Iraq s current challenges.

The morphogenesis of a country (part 2): Iraq since the Hijrah

In the first part, using a morphogenetic approach, Jérôme Chapuisat traced the evolution of Iraq from its Neolithic origins. Now, he focuses on the Arab-Islamic revolution and its impact, explores the colonial regression that followed, and analyses the critical phase affecting Iraq since 1920, resulting from these historical transformations.

Change in Iraq: A Quest for Alternative Modernities (Part 1)

In this piece of work, Jérôme Chapuisat, analyses Iraq’s sociopolitical landscape through a multicultural lens. He challenges misconceptions about Iraq’s origins as a newly and artificially created state and emphasises its deep historical roots. Chapuisat argues that Iraq’s numerous crises are less about ethnic and religious diversity but more about the political manipulation of these divisions, compounded by economic inequalities. He advocates for a multicultural political project to foster inclusive citizenship, moving beyond sectarianism and inequality.