Competing and Non-State Authorities as Human Security Providers: Everyday Choices in Northern Iraq and the Disputed Territories

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Brief Overview

Survey of Kirkuk, Iraq (n=600) show preferences for nonstate governance in matters of personal security, but state institutions to deal with ecological and economic risk. People choose governance options for obtaining human security.

Authors

• Ariel Ahram, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Farhad Hassan Abdullah Mamshai, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University