Bridging state and civil society : informal organizations in Tajik/Afghan Badakhshan / Suzanne Levi-Sanchez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levi-Sanchez, Suzanne, author.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-governmental organizations--Afghanistan--Case studies.

Non-governmental organizations.

Non-governmental organizations--Tajikistan--Case studies.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-2021.

Afghanistan.

Politics and government.

Tajikistan--Politics and government--1991-.

Tajikistan.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 321 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Bridging State and Civil Society provides an in-depth study of parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan that remain marginalized from the larger region. As such, the people have developed distinct ways of governing and surviving, sometimes in spite of the state and in part because of informal organizations. Suzanne Levi-Sanchez provides nine case studies, each an independent look at a particular informal organization, but each also part of a larger picture that helps the reader understand the importance and key role that informal organizations play for civil society and the state. Each case explores how and by what rules the informal organization operates and what roles it provides in local governance by exploring its structure and how it interacts with official state institutions, civil society, familial networks, and development organizations. As such, each chapter explores the concepts through a different lens while asking a deceptively simple question: What is the relationship between informal organizations and the state?

Contents:

1 Introduction: Why Study Informal Organizations? p. 1

2 Studying Informal Organizations p. 22

3 What Are Informal Organizations? p. 35

4 The Formation of Informal Organizations in Badakhshan p. 56

5 The Evolution of Informal Organizations in Tajik/Afghan Badakhshan p. 67

6 May 21, 2014 p. 78

7 Mahallas as Informal Organizations p. 106

8 The Silencing of the Khorog English Preparatory Program p. 132

9 The Shahs in Afghan Badakhshan p. 148

10 Female Governance in Badakhshan p. 164

11 Trafficking in Tajikistan and Afghanistan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly p. 193

12 Organized (In)Formalization p. 214

13 Getting Played in the Great Game p. 236

14 Conclusion: Why Informal Organizations Matter p. 262.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472129492

047212949X

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