Haqmal Daudzai

The State-Building Dilemma in Afghanistan (eBook, ePUB)

The State Governmental Design at the National Level and the Role of Democratic Provincial Councils in Decentralization at the Sub-National Level

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Produktbeschreibung

Nach fast zwei Jahrzehnten Krieg unterzeichnete die Trump-Regierung im Februar 2020 ein Abkommen mit den Taliban, wonach die Truppen der USA und ihrer NATO-Verbündeten Afghanistan innerhalb der nächsten Monate verlassen müssen. Dieses Abkommen ebnet auch den Weg für innerafghanische Gespräche zwischen der von den USA unterstützten Islamischen Republik Afghanistan und der militanten Gruppe der Taliban. Dieses Buch bietet einen kritischen Überblick über die militärische, friedens- und staatsbildende Interventionen der USA und der NATO seit 2001 in Afghanistan. Darüber hinaus stellt es auf der Grundlage gesammelter Feldinterviews die afghanische Wahrnehmung und den afghanischen Diskurs zu Themen wie Demokratie, Islam, Frauenrechte, formelle und informelle Regierungsführung, ethnische Teilung und die staatliche demokratische Regierungsgestaltung auf nationaler und subnationaler Ebene dar.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Budrich Academic Press
• Seitenzahl: 277
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783966659505
• Artikelnr.: 62645367

Autorenporträt

Haqmal Daudzai completed his Ph.D. at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Erfurt in Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Acronyms Glossary PART ONE: INTRODUCTION, CONCEPTS AND THEORIES Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Research Hypothesis, Questions and Significance 1.2 Methodology 1.3 An Overview of the Literature 1.4 The Structure of the Thesis Chapter 2: Statebuilding Concepts and Definitions 2.1 Statebuilding and Its Relevant Concepts 2.2 What is the State? Chapter 3: Statebuilding Theories 3.1 Classical and Dialectical Modernization Theories 3.2 The Political Development Theory and the State-building Strategy 3.3 'New'- Institutionalism Theory and the Political Institutional Approach 3.4 Humanitarian Intervention Theory and State-building Chapter 4: Statebuilding Components 4.1 State Institutional Design: Presidential versus Parliamentary Democracies 4.2 Consociational Democracy in Divided Societies 4.3 Federalism 4.4 Decentralization 4.5 Administrative Decentralization 4.6 Political Decentralization 4.7 Fiscal Decentralization PART TWO: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND A CRITICAL ANALYSIS Chapter 5: A Historical Overview of the Statebuilding in Afghanistan 5.1 State, Society, and Politics in Afghanistan 5.2 The Emergence of an Ethno-Confederation Afghanistan (1747-1880) 5.3 State Modernization Attempts (1880-1963) 5.4 The First Afghan 'Democracy' (1964-1973) 5.5 The Formation of First Afghan Political Parties 5.6 The Radical Shift from Monarchy to Republicanism, and the Failed Attempt of Communism 5.7 Islam and the State in Afghanistan: from 'Traditional Fundamentalism' to 'Political Islam', and to Fundamental Extremism 5.8 The Afghan Resistance and the Failure of Political Islam 5.9 The Islamic Emirate of Taliban (1994-2001) Chapter 6: A Critical Analyses of the U.S. Post-Taliban Intervention in Afghanistan (2001-2014) 6.1 The U.S. Post-Taliban Nation and Statebuilding Intervention 6.2 The Bonn Agreement and Its Unfixable Flaws 6.3 Ignoring Peace-Making in Afghanistan: A Prerequisite for Nation and State-Building 6.4 The Re-Emergence of Taliban: A Major Obstacle to Peace-and State-Building Process 6.5 Conflicting Regional Interests in Afghanistan 6.6 The Installation of Ethnopolitical Elites and Warlords into State-men 6.7 The Case of Balkh: The Kingdom of 'Ustad' Atta Mohammad Noor 6.8 The Case of Bamyan: The De-facto Capital and Power-base of Hazara Elites 6.9 The Case of Herat: The Fiefdom of Ismail Khan 6.10 The Case of Nangrahar: Divided between Pashtun and Pashayie Ethnic Warlords 6.11 The Case of Kandahar: Divided between Tribal Warlords and Elites PART THREE: KEY ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS Chapter 7: State Governmental Design and the Afghan Discourse 7.1 The 2004 Afghan Constitution: An Unresolved Controversial Document 7.2 The Rights of Women 7.3 The Role of Islam 7.4 The Electoral System 7.5 Ethnic Identity vs. National Identity 7.6 The Afghan Presidential Vs. Parliamentary State Institutional Design Discourse 7.7 The Afghan Perception of Democracy 7.8 The Afghan Perception of State Governmental Form 7.9 The Proponents of Presidential Centralization 7.10 The Advocates for a Sort of Parliamentary Decentralization Chapter 8: The Afghan Sub-National Administration 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Sub-national Formal and Informal Government Institutions 8.3 Provincial Governor & Administration 8.4 District Government 8.5 Informal Governance of Jirgas and Shuras Chapter 9: The Afghan Elected Provincial Councils and Their Role in the Sub-National Governance 9.1 The Afghan Elected Provincial Councils 9.2 The Oversight Authority of the Afghan PCs 9.3 Conflict Resolution Role 9.4 De-Facto Service Delivery: The Catalytic Role at Local Bureaucracy 9.5 The Bridge between the People and Government: Building on State Legitimacy 9.6 The Increasing Role of Afghan Female PC Representatives 9.7 The Changing Face of Local Power: The Power of the Gun Leaves its Place to the Power of the Vote 9.8 Lack of Enough Financial Means to the PC Led to Corruption 9.

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List of Acronyms
Glossary
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION, CONCEPTS AND THEORIES
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Research Hypothesis, Questions and Significance
1.2 Methodology
1.3 An Overview of the Literature
1.4 The Structure of the Thesis
Chapter 2: Statebuilding Concepts and Definitions
2.1 Statebuilding and Its Relevant Concepts
2.2 What is the State?
Chapter 3: Statebuilding Theories
3.1 Classical and Dialectical Modernization Theories
3.2 The Political Development Theory and the State-building Strategy
3.3 'New'- Institutionalism Theory and the Political Institutional Approach
3.4 Humanitarian Intervention Theory and State-building
Chapter 4: Statebuilding Components
4.1 State Institutional Design: Presidential versus Parliamentary Democracies
4.2 Consociational Democracy in Divided Societies
4.3 Federalism
4.4 Decentralization
4.5 Administrative Decentralization
4.6 Political Decentralization
4.7 Fiscal Decentralization
PART TWO: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Chapter 5: A Historical Overview of the Statebuilding in Afghanistan
5.1 State, Society, and Politics in Afghanistan
5.2 The Emergence of an Ethno-Confederation Afghanistan (1747-1880)
5.3 State Modernization Attempts (1880-1963)
5.4 The First Afghan 'Democracy' (1964-1973)
5.5 The Formation of First Afghan Political Parties
5.6 The Radical Shift from Monarchy to Republicanism, and the Failed Attempt of Communism
5.7 Islam and the State in Afghanistan: from 'Traditional Fundamentalism' to 'Political Islam', and to Fundamental Extremism
5.8 The Afghan Resistance and the Failure of Political Islam
5.9 The Islamic Emirate of Taliban (1994-2001)
Chapter 6: A Critical Analyses of the U.S. Post-Taliban Intervention in Afghanistan (2001-2014)
6.1 The U.S. Post-Taliban Nation and Statebuilding Intervention
6.2 The Bonn Agreement and Its Unfixable Flaws
6.3 Ignoring Peace-Making in Afghanistan: A Prerequisite for Nation and State-Building
6.4 The Re-Emergence of Taliban: A Major Obstacle to Peace-and State-Building Process
6.5 Conflicting Regional Interests in Afghanistan
6.6 The Installation of Ethnopolitical Elites and Warlords into State-men
6.7 The Case of Balkh: The Kingdom of 'Ustad' Atta Mohammad Noor
6.8 The Case of Bamyan: The De-facto Capital and Power-base of Hazara Elites
6.9 The Case of Herat: The Fiefdom of Ismail Khan
6.10 The Case of Nangrahar: Divided between Pashtun and Pashayie Ethnic Warlords
6.11 The Case of Kandahar: Divided between Tribal Warlords and Elites
PART THREE: KEY ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
Chapter 7: State Governmental Design and the Afghan Discourse
7.1 The 2004 Afghan Constitution: An Unresolved Controversial Document
7.2 The Rights of Women
7.3 The Role of Islam
7.4 The Electoral System
7.5 Ethnic Identity vs. National Identity
7.6 The Afghan Presidential Vs. Parliamentary State Institutional Design Discourse
7.7 The Afghan Perception of Democracy
7.8 The Afghan Perception of State Governmental Form
7.9 The Proponents of Presidential Centralization
7.10 The Advocates for a Sort of Parliamentary Decentralization
Chapter 8: The Afghan Sub-National Administration
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Sub-national Formal and Informal Government Institutions
8.3 Provincial Governor & Administration
8.4 District Government
8.5 Informal Governance of Jirgas and Shuras
Chapter 9: The Afghan Elected Provincial Councils and Their Role in the Sub-National Governance
9.1 The Afghan Elected Provincial Councils
9.2 The Oversight Authority of the Afghan PCs
9.3 Conflict Resolution Role
9.4 De-Facto Service Delivery: The Catalytic Role at Local Bureaucracy
9.5 The Bridge between the People and Government: Building on State Legitimacy
9.6 The Increasing Role of Afghan Female PC Representatives
9.7 The Changing Face of Local Power: The Power of the Gun Leaves it