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

Published Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (23 pages) : color photographs Series Special report / United States Institute of Peace ; no. 454 Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 454. Contents Introduction. -- Postconflict 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 recommendations Summary Afghanistan's presidential election is scheduled to take place on September 28. In planning the election, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) must overcome a number of practical challenges to avoid repeating the mistakes of the 2018 parliamentary elections--elections that undermined the legitimacy of the state and reduced Afghans' confidence in democracy as a means for selecting their leaders. Based on a careful analysis of the IEC's performance during the 2018 elections, this report offers recommendations for creating more resilient electoral institutions in Afghanistan and other postconflict countries Notes "August 2019." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22) Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (USIP, viewed December 21, 2020) Subject Elections -- Afghanistan Legitimacy of governments -- Afghanistan Legislative bodies -- Afghanistan Politics and government. Legislative bodies. Elections. Legitimacy of governments. SUBJECT Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject Afghanistan. Form Electronic book Author Smith, Scott S., author United States Institute of Peace, issuing body.

Other Titles Afghan elections require institutional reform

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