Abstract:
Like any post-conflict country, Iraq is facing difficulties when re-building schools. On the one hand
these difficulties spring from the political, economic, social and administrative consequences of the
prolonged armed conflict. Then in the other hand you have the structure and culture of the Iraqi society
and its traditions and values that affect the administration and the decision-making issues. In other
words, the problem that Iraq faces in terms of school-rebuilding is twofold.?
Firstly, conflict has left the country weakened as far as funds are concerned, politically torn, and
economically vulnerable. Secondly, Iraqi culture is a collectivist culture which devotes loyalty to the
group, tribe or sector rather than the public interest.?
The second problem has its roots in the Iraqi society, and it overshadows any step to be taken in rebuilding Iraqi society. Therefore, there is a need to establish a strategy of management of the school
building delivery that enables Iraqi society to re-build schools in a way to overcome the challenges
that have occurred after the conflict has ended and those which have been already present in the Iraqi
society and whose impact has become worse after the end of conflict time.
These problems also arise due to the mismanagement of funding, resources and people. |
