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Breaking, not bending : Afghan elections require institutional reform / by Staffan Darnolf and Scott S. Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Publication details: [Washington, DC] : United States Institute of Peace, ©2019.Description: 23 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781601277756
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet JQ1769. A5.
Contents:
Contents: Introduction—Post conflict institution building—Institutional resilience—Afghanistan’s 2018 parliamentary elections : a failure of resilience—Institutions and incentives : is there more resilience at the bottom?—Conclusion and recommendation.
Summary: Summary: “The decision to base Afghanistan’s future political order on democracy required the creation of institutions to oversee elections. The international community devoted significant resources to set up and maintain the Independent Election Commission (IEC), both because the institution was required to organize elections in the post-Taliban era and to serve as an example that independent institutions could thrive in Afghanistan. Political modernization, on which Afghanistan’s postconflict transition predicated, requires the…”(page [1]).
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Pamphlet JQ1769.A5.D376 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 3ACKU000542596
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Available 3ACKU000542604
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Contents: Introduction—Post conflict institution building—Institutional resilience—Afghanistan’s 2018 parliamentary elections : a failure of resilience—Institutions and incentives : is there more resilience at the bottom?—Conclusion and recommendation.

Summary: “The decision to base Afghanistan’s future political order on democracy required the creation of institutions to oversee elections. The international community devoted significant resources to set up and maintain the Independent Election Commission (IEC), both because the institution was required to organize elections in the post-Taliban era and to serve as an example that independent institutions could thrive in Afghanistan. Political modernization, on which Afghanistan’s postconflict transition predicated, requires the…”(page [1]).

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