| Description |
1 online resource (16 pages) |
| Series |
Special report ; 370 |
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Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 370
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The 2014 Afghan presidential election -- Violence, intra-elite bargaining, and limited access orders -- The political marketplace and international interventions -- Elections in limited access orders -- Elections, democracy, and violence -- Political parties, postconflict transitions, reforms, and development -- Understanding Afghanistan's 2014 election -- Lessons and implications -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election did lead to its first peaceful transfer of power. The process, however, was scarcely democratic. This report explores the election and its internationally mediated unity government outcome. Elections -- when they can even be held in fragile and conflict-affected situations -- tend to be more destabilizing than stabilizing. The overall lesson, as this report makes clear, points to certain critical needs for such countries: a better understanding of inherent issues, modest expectations, a long-term view, and viable political institutions"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"April 2015." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16) |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (USIP, viewed April 27, 2015) |
| Subject |
Elections -- Afghanistan
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Democracy -- Afghanistan
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Presidents -- Afghanistan -- Election
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Presidents -- Election.
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Democracy.
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Elections.
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Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-2021
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| Subject |
Afghanistan.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
United States Institute of Peace, issuing body
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