Building Democracy After Conflict

Bullets, Ballots, and Poppies in Afghanistan

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6286839
AutoresLarry Goodson (autor de correspondencia)
Año2005
Volumen16
Número1
Páginas24-38
Fecha de publicación2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
EditorialProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2005.0008
OpenAlexW2043718308
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas2

Mid-course policy adjustments along with building momentum produced progress on key nation-building pillars in Afghanistan by late 2004. A wider role for U.S. and international forces, the growing size of the Afghan security forces, and the diminution of the warlords have combined to gradually increase security. Initially slow reconstruction has picked up the pace, but serious questions remain about the structure of international assistance delivery in post-conflict situation. State-building has seen the most progress, as the graduated transition envisioned by the Bonn Accords continues to achieve important individual targets, such as the January 2004 constitution and October 2004 presidential elections. Important challenges loom for 2005, most notably the persistent anti-Western insurgency, continuing presence of warlords and their militias, booming opium economy, and complex parliamentary elections

Afghan · Constitution · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Insurgency · Pace · Political economy · Political science · Presidential system · Security forces · Sociology · State-building · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Military History and Strategy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration