War and State (Re)Construction in Afghanistan: Conflicts of Tradition or Conflicts of Development?
Foreign aid provided for the (re)construction of the Afghan state since 2001 has, paradoxically, intensified the ‘ethnicisation’ and sectarianisation of economic and political relations, contradicting the criteria of good governance advocated by donors. Conflicts apparently related to tradition and...
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doaj-50272adbf61b445fbf3e1c7bdc6bd2052020-11-24T21:18:07ZengInstitut de Hautes Études Internationales et du DéveloppementRevue Internationale de Politique de Développement1663-93751663-93912017-09-01813716310.4000/poldev.2326War and State (Re)Construction in Afghanistan: Conflicts of Tradition or Conflicts of Development?Fariba AdelkhahForeign aid provided for the (re)construction of the Afghan state since 2001 has, paradoxically, intensified the ‘ethnicisation’ and sectarianisation of economic and political relations, contradicting the criteria of good governance advocated by donors. Conflicts apparently related to tradition and identity have become more common and indeed point to more fundamental contradictions between the culturalist representation of Afghan society and the effects of the country’s integration into the world capitalist economy. Thus, viewing Islamic radicalisation, ethnic polarisation or tribal atavism as responsible for the social and political violence in Afghanistan gives an incomplete picture of the situation as it ignores transformations in society and the new challenges of this supposedly traditional conflict.http://journals.openedition.org/poldev/2326 |
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War and State (Re)Construction in Afghanistan: Conflicts of Tradition or Conflicts of Development? |
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War and State (Re)Construction in Afghanistan: Conflicts of Tradition or Conflicts of Development? |
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Institut de Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement |
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Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement |
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Foreign aid provided for the (re)construction of the Afghan state since 2001 has, paradoxically, intensified the ‘ethnicisation’ and sectarianisation of economic and political relations, contradicting the criteria of good governance advocated by donors. Conflicts apparently related to tradition and identity have become more common and indeed point to more fundamental contradictions between the culturalist representation of Afghan society and the effects of the country’s integration into the world capitalist economy. Thus, viewing Islamic radicalisation, ethnic polarisation or tribal atavism as responsible for the social and political violence in Afghanistan gives an incomplete picture of the situation as it ignores transformations in society and the new challenges of this supposedly traditional conflict. |
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