Stanski, V. (2005). Linchpin for democracy: The critical role of civil society in iraq. Journal of Third World Studies, 22(2), 197-225. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/60138060?accountid=6199
Since I am writing about the evolution of woman's rights in Iraq, I chose this scholarly article written in 2005. Much of what the author refers to took place in 2003-2004, so it can be compared to what Riverbend wrote about and how she felt as an Iraqi women during the time that Iraq was forming its new government. This article gives good detail of woman's participation in Iraqi government since before Sadam Huessein's regime up to the present.
The author is researching woman's role in transforming Iraqi social and political society into a democratic society. Stanski gathers information through interviews, personal conversations and surveys of Iraqi woman along with the use of news articles and historical texts. This allows him to compare the current state of woman participation to that of the past and to make recommendations for the future. I can use this article to evaluate the opinions of other woman during Riverbend's blogs. It will give insight to the extent of participation woman had in politics before and during Sadam's rule and most importantly, after American occupation.
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