Democracy, ethnic conflict and peace in Afghanistan : the Hazara factor / Arif Sahar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sahar, Arif, Author.

Series:

Asian security studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hazāras--Afghanistan--Politics and government--21st century.

Hazāras.

Ethnic conflict--Afghanistan--History--21st century.

Ethnic conflict.

Afghanistan--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Afghanistan.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

xv, 191 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

illustration

monochrome

Other Title:

Hazara factor

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2027.

Summary:

"This book analyses ethnic conflict, peace, and democracy in Afghanistan, with a particular focus on the Hazara peoples struggles during the 2001-2021 era. Ethnicity shapes everything in Afghanistan, its state, its political structures and social institutions. This volume aims to evaluate how ethnicity shapes politics in Afghanistan and focuses on the some of the aspects of the Hazara people's struggles to reach sustainable peace with justice in Afghanistan. It develops a new framework to better understand that ethnicity is not just a 'politically sensitive issue' but defines how politics is being conducted; in that sense, the 'how' of Afghanistan's politics along ethnic divisions is re-conceptualised, problematised, and contextualised. The book puts forward a nuanced argument by analytically distinguishing between and empirically testing political and social behaviours, perspectives, and practices in relation to ethnicity, which is increasingly gaining in salience and informing intercommunal relationships in Afghanistan. This approach provides significant new insights into non-traditional political contexts. This book will be of much interest to students of ethnic conflict, Asian politics, critical security studies, and International Relations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Ethnic Conflict in Afghanistan : A Political Economy Analysis

Ethnic Polarizations : The Case of the 2004 and 2009 Presidential Elections

Ethnic Confrontations : The 2014 Presidential Election Experience

Ethnic Crisis : The 2014 Presidential Election

Advancing Peace : The Hazara People's Struggles I : Education for Liberation and Rights

Advancing Peace : The Hazara People's Struggles II : Civil and Political Activism for Democracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Sahar, Arif Democracy, ethnic conflict and peace in Afghanistan

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781041147176

1041147171

9781041147213

104114721X

OCLC:

1572330298

Publisher Number:

90104771264

CIPO000390047