Parliamentarians and local politics in Afghanistan : elections and instability II / Noah Coburn ; editor Shannon Mathieu ; layout Laaura kim.
Coburn, Noah.
Kim, Laura.
Mathieu, Shannon.
ACKU
Kabul : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), 2010.
vi, 31 p. ; 28 cm.
(Discussion paper)
Elections – Afghanistan.
Afghanistan – National Assembly – Elections, 2010.
Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- .
Afghanistan. Wolesi Jirga.
Legislative bodies – Afghanistan.
Local government – Afghanistan.
Afghanistan – National Assembly – Elections, 2010.
Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- .
Afghanistan. Wolesi Jirga.
Legislative bodies – Afghanistan.
Local government – Afghanistan.
Pamphlet JQ 1769 .A5 .C63 /2010
Library of Congress Classification / Monograph
21459 21460 21670
Cover title.
“September 2010”.
“Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)”—at head of title.
“This study was partially funded by the Foundation of the Open Society Institute Afghanistan (FOSIA)”—cover page.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Glossary—Acronyms—Executive summary—1. What the Wolesi Jirga election means for local communities (p. 1)—2. The role of parliamentarians in local politics (p. 3)—3. Case studies (p. 6)—[4]. Concluding thoughts : MPs, elections and stability in Afghanistan (p. 28).
Summary: “Growing recognition that the Afghan insurgency has learned to exploit government deficiencies has refocused attention on the importance of local governance. Despite this, the relationship between Afghan communities and their local representatives is poorly understood. Currently, provincial council members and members of the Wolesi Jirga, the only officials elected in sub-national elections, serve as one of the few links between local communities and the national government. As such, there is significant debate and competition within communities between various tribes, ethnic groups and blocs of voters over who their representatives should be and what role they should play. In light of the 2010 Wolesi Jirga election, this paper takes a closer look at ways in which members of parliament (MPs) ft into these political systems on a local level and questions the relationship between elections and stability in Afghanistan”—(p. 1).
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