?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Civil+Society+Iraq%3A+Location+Influences+on+Outgroup+Perception+(June+2004)&rft.creator=Gresham%2C+Dr.+JN&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=A+significant+research+question+in+the+immediate+post-war+(May+2003)+environment+of+Iraq+was%3A+%22How+do+Iraqis%E2%80%99+location+affect+expressed+perceptions+of+threat+from+outgroups%3F%22+++%0A%09We+collected+479+surveys+of+Iraqi+opinions%2C+in+five+locations+(in+Iraq%2C+Jordan%2C+and+The+Netherlands)%2C+with+a+single+page+instrument.+Religion%2C+ethnic+origin%2C+like+location+alone%2C+had+little+strong+bearing+on+respondents%E2%80%99+expressed+attitudes+towards+outgroups+or+the+government+in+Iraq.+However%2C+certain+sets+of+interacting+elements+did+reflect+significant+differences+in+perceptions+of+threat.++For+example%2C+Shi%E2%80%99a+Muslims+of+urban+Basra+had+very+different+expressions+towards+return+of+expatriate+Iraqis+than+did+Shi%E2%80%99a+Muslims+of+rural+Basra.%0A%09A+serendipitous+innovation+was+that+of+publishing+our+research+process+onto+a+%22wiki%22+web+page+where+visitors+could+add+to+or+change+contents+of+the+documents.+The+wiki+live+publishing+helped+fellow+scientists%2C+decision-makers%2C+resource+agencies%2C+and+Iraq+fieldworkers+participate+in+our+project.%0A%09Why+Civil+Society%3F+++The+term+describes+both+behavior+and+social+systems+and+provides+an+overarching+framework+from+which+to+explore+social+interactions+in+Iraq.+%0A%09Follow-up+is+warranted.++We+found%2C+for+example%2C+that+%22moderate+Arabs%22+in+Iraq+were+the+most+opposed+to+foreign+involvement+and+were+the+most+opposed+to+expatriate+Iraqis+returning+to+Iraq.++This+finding+is+relevant+to+decision-makers+and+field+workers+in+relief%2C+development%2C+and+reconstruction+in+Iraq.+%0A%09This+paper+describes+our+research+process+in+a+post-regime-change+environment.+I+would+welcome+comments+onto+the+web+site%3A++http%3A%2F%2FCivilSocietyIraq.seedwiki.com.%0A&rft.date=2004-06&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3693%2F1%2F20_6iq.doc.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gresham%2C+Dr.+JN++(2004)+Civil+Society+Iraq%3A+Location+Influences+on+Outgroup+Perception+(June+2004).++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3693%2F