Nick Miszak
Biographic Data
| ID | 236592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nick Miszak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nick |
| FAMILY NAME | Miszak |
| SIGNATURE | MISZAK N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Afghan Local Police
Our article takes issue with some applications of ‘hybridity’ in contemporary peace studies. We want to correct the view of ‘hybridity’ as mere expressions of resistance by the local to the external interventionist blueprints. We make our case based on field research of a community defence programme developed by the US military to address weaknesses in the Afghan state. Our critical reconstruction of ‘hybridity’ to two provincial studies presses …
Landscapes of power
This article shows the coexistence of the language of legal claims and the use of violence as constitutive modes of getting control over resources. Through the analysis of a specific case of land dispute east of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, we aim at revealing how local struggles are linked to broader geographies of power. Following important changes in the material conditions in Afghanistan, which have led to the expansion of the city and …
La terre du pouvoir, le pouvoir de la terre
Cet article vise à montrer comment la légalité ne s’oppose pas de façon systématique au recours à la violence mais constitue deux manières de gagner et de maintenir l'accès à des ressources qui s’entremêlent et se renforcent mutuellement. À travers l’analyse d’un conflit foncier à la périphérie rurale de la capitale afghane, Kaboul, et l’observation des processus d’appropriation et de redistribution de terres au niveau local, nous mettrons en lum…
Landscapes of power
This article shows the coexistence of the language of legal claims and the use of violence as constitutive modes of getting control over resources. Through the analysis of a specific case of land dispute east of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, we aim at revealing how local struggles are linked to broader geographies of power. Following important changes in the material conditions in Afghanistan, which have led to the expansion of the city and …
The Afghan Local Police
Our article takes issue with some applications of ‘hybridity’ in contemporary peace studies. We want to correct the view of ‘hybridity’ as mere expressions of resistance by the local to the external interventionist blueprints. We make our case based on field research of a community defence programme developed by the US military to address weaknesses in the Afghan state. Our critical reconstruction of ‘hybridity’ to two provincial studies presses …
La terre du pouvoir, le pouvoir de la terre
Cet article vise à montrer comment la légalité ne s’oppose pas de façon systématique au recours à la violence mais constitue deux manières de gagner et de maintenir l'accès à des ressources qui s’entremêlent et se renforcent mutuellement. À travers l’analyse d’un conflit foncier à la périphérie rurale de la capitale afghane, Kaboul, et l’observation des processus d’appropriation et de redistribution de terres au niveau local, nous mettrons en lum…
La terre du pouvoir, le pouvoir de la terre
Cet article vise à montrer comment la légalité ne s’oppose pas de façon systématique au recours à la violence mais constitue deux manières de gagner et de maintenir l'accès à des ressources qui s’entremêlent et se renforcent mutuellement. À travers l’analyse d’un conflit foncier à la périphérie rurale de la capitale afghane, Kaboul, et l’observation des processus d’appropriation et de redistribution de terres au niveau local, nous mettrons en lum…
Landscapes of power
This article shows the coexistence of the language of legal claims and the use of violence as constitutive modes of getting control over resources. Through the analysis of a specific case of land dispute east of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, we aim at revealing how local struggles are linked to broader geographies of power. Following important changes in the material conditions in Afghanistan, which have led to the expansion of the city and …
The Afghan Local Police
Our article takes issue with some applications of ‘hybridity’ in contemporary peace studies. We want to correct the view of ‘hybridity’ as mere expressions of resistance by the local to the external interventionist blueprints. We make our case based on field research of a community defence programme developed by the US military to address weaknesses in the Afghan state. Our critical reconstruction of ‘hybridity’ to two provincial studies presses …
Political science (3 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Afghan (1 work) · Appropriation (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Battle (1 work) · Blueprint (1 work)