Deconstructing democracy in Afghanistan / Anna Larson ; editing and layout Oliver Lough.
Larson, Anna.
Lough, Oliver.
ACKU
Kabul : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), 2011.
viii, 57 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm.
(Synthesis paper series)
English
Democracy – Afghanistan.
Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001-.
Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001-.
Pamphlet DS 371.412 .L37 2011/ + /PDF /(1.74MB)
Library of Congress Classification / Monograph
26178 26179 26323
“May 2011”.
“Includes bibliography”—(p. 54-57).
“Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)”—at head of title.
Contents: List of tables, figures and photos—Acronyms—Glossary—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Democratisation efforts in Afghansitan—3. Methodology and provincial contexts—4. Democracy as an imported concept—5. Democracy, security and stability : a problematic relationship—6. Democracy as the ultimate equalizer—7. Conclusions.
Summary: “This paper argues that there is still space for the development of a democratic politics in Afghanistan. It claims that democratization is a process, without an end-point and a process that is constantly shifting between poles of “more” or “less democratic.” In this respect, democratization in Afghanistan (as elsewhere) has the potential to move in either direction…”—(p. 1).
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