Derailing Democracy in Afghanistan: Elections in an Unstable Political Landscape

Derailing Democracy in Afghanistan: Elections in an Unstable Political Landscape
ISBN-10
0231166206
ISBN-13
9780231166201
Category
History
Pages
306
Language
English
Published
2014-01-07
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Authors
Anna Larson, Noah Coburn

Description

This volume shows how Afghani elections since 2004 have threatened to derail the country’s fledgling democracy. Examining presidential, parliamentary, and provincial council elections and conducting interviews with more than one hundred candidates, officials, community leaders, and voters, the text shows how international approaches to Afghani elections have misunderstood the role of local actors, who have hijacked elections in their favor, alienated communities, undermined representative processes, and fueled insurgency, fostering a dangerous disillusionment among Afghan voters.

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