Afghanistan: Military Occupation and Ethnocracy

Goodman, J; Razi, W

Afghanistan: Military Occupation and Ethnocracy

Goodman, J

Razi, W

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Publisher:: UTS ePRESS
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016, 8 (3), pp. 168 - 189 (21)
Issue Date:: 2016-11-30

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dc.contributor.author	Goodman, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-3416	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Razi, W	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-11-30	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016, 8 (3), pp. 168 - 189 (21)	en_US
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/106531
dc.description.abstract	The 2001 invasion and subsequent occupation consolidated ethnicity as a political force in Afghanistan. Inter-ethnic elite bargaining instituted an ethnocratic oligarchy, grounded in the occupation. Against this, everyday politics in Afghanistan has centred on social clientelism, founded on kinship networks rather than ethnicity. At the same time, formal political structures, expressed in the 2004 Constitution, are grounded in Islam and nationalist statehood rather than ethnicity. In recent years sharp disjunctures have emerged between ethnic elites and would-be constituents, creating some electoral fluidity and ethnic de-alignment. The paper addresses the relationship between occupation and ethnocracy in Afghanistan. It takes an historical perspective on the present, debating contending foundations for political solidarity and identification in the country.	en_US
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dc.title	Afghanistan: Military Occupation and Ethnocracy	en_US
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Abstract:

The 2001 invasion and subsequent occupation consolidated ethnicity as a political force in Afghanistan. Inter-ethnic elite bargaining instituted an ethnocratic oligarchy, grounded in the occupation. Against this, everyday politics in Afghanistan has centred on social clientelism, founded on kinship networks rather than ethnicity. At the same time, formal political structures, expressed in the 2004 Constitution, are grounded in Islam and nationalist statehood rather than ethnicity. In recent years sharp disjunctures have emerged between ethnic elites and would-be constituents, creating some electoral fluidity and ethnic de-alignment. The paper addresses the relationship between occupation and ethnocracy in Afghanistan. It takes an historical perspective on the present, debating contending foundations for political solidarity and identification in the country.

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