Derailing Democracy in Afghanistan: Elections in an Unstable Political Landscape
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| contents | Since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, researchers, policymakers, and the media have failed to consider the long-term implications of the country's post-conflict elections. Based on fieldwork in provinces across the country and interviews with more than seven hundred candidates, officials, community leaders, and voters, this book builds an in-depth portrait of Afghanistan's recent elections as experienced by individuals and communities, while revealing how the elections have in fact actively contributed to instability, undermining the prospects of democracy in Afghanistan.Merging political science with anthropology, Noah Coburn and Anna Larson document how political leaders, commanders, and the new ruling elite have used elections to further their own interests and deprive local communities of access to political opportunities. They retrace presidential, parliamentary, and provincial council elections over the past decade and expose the role of international actors in promoting the polls as one-off events, detached from the broader political landscape. This approach to elections has allowed existing local powerholders to solidify their grip on resources and opportunities, derailing democratization processes and entrenching a deeper disengagement from central government. Western powers, Coburn and Larson argue, need to reevaluate their most basic assumptions about elections, democracy, and international intervention if they hope to prevent similar outcomes in the future |
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| spelling | Coburn, Noah aut Derailing Democracy in Afghanistan Elections in an Unstable Political Landscape Noah Coburn, Anna Larson New York, NY Columbia University Press [2013] © 2013 1 online resource (304 pages) illustrations txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher’s Web site, viewed September 10 2015) Since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, researchers, policymakers, and the media have failed to consider the long-term implications of the country's post-conflict elections. Based on fieldwork in provinces across the country and interviews with more than seven hundred candidates, officials, community leaders, and voters, this book builds an in-depth portrait of Afghanistan's recent elections as experienced by individuals and communities, while revealing how the elections have in fact actively contributed to instability, undermining the prospects of democracy in Afghanistan.Merging political science with anthropology, Noah Coburn and Anna Larson document how political leaders, commanders, and the new ruling elite have used elections to further their own interests and deprive local communities of access to political opportunities. They retrace presidential, parliamentary, and provincial council elections over the past decade and expose the role of international actors in promoting the polls as one-off events, detached from the broader political landscape. This approach to elections has allowed existing local powerholders to solidify their grip on resources and opportunities, derailing democratization processes and entrenching a deeper disengagement from central government. Western powers, Coburn and Larson argue, need to reevaluate their most basic assumptions about elections, democracy, and international intervention if they hope to prevent similar outcomes in the future In English Geschichte 2001-2013 gnd rswk-swf Democracy Democratization Politik Demokratisierung Geschichte Afghanistan Politics and government 2001 Democracy Afghanistan Democratization Afghanistan Elections Afghanistan HISTORY Middle East General POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Elections POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process General Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd rswk-swf Wahl (DE-588)4064286-0 gnd rswk-swf Naher Osten Afghanistan (DE-588)4000687-6 gnd rswk-swf Afghanistan (DE-588)4000687-6 g Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 s Wahl (DE-588)4064286-0 s Geschichte 2001-2013 z 1\p DE-604 Larson, Anna aut http://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.7312/cobu16620 Verlag Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title_sort | derailing democracy in afghanistan elections in an unstable political landscape |
| title_sub | Elections in an Unstable Political Landscape |
| topic | Democracy Democratization Politik Demokratisierung Geschichte Afghanistan Politics and government 2001 Democracy Afghanistan Democratization Afghanistan Elections Afghanistan HISTORY Middle East General POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Elections POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process General Demokratie (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd Wahl (DE-588)4064286-0 gnd |
| topic_facet | Democracy Democratization Politik Demokratisierung Geschichte Afghanistan Politics and government 2001 Democracy Afghanistan Democratization Afghanistan Elections Afghanistan HISTORY Middle East General POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Elections POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process General Demokratie Wahl Naher Osten Afghanistan |
| url | http://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.7312/cobu16620 |
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