Informal Federalism
Self-Governance and Power Sharing in Afghanistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6375860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili (0000-0003-4919-9287, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 324-343 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/publius/pju004 |
| OpenAlex | W2024968635 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 10 |
Although the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan establishes a highly centralized political system, this article suggests Afghanistan is an informal federation in which customary organizations comprise a legitimate level of government capable of providing many public goods and services at the village level. Despite the absence of formal village government, governance in practice involves extensive power sharing between district government officials and customary representatives appointed by villagers themselves. The effectiveness of such self-governing customary arrangements is anticipated by the work of Elinor Ostrom, while the finding that day-to-day relations between levels of government are based in local norms rather than parchment institutions of the state demonstrate the continued insight of Vincent Ostrom into intergovernmental relations
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 1,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |