Hybrid democracy: electoral rules and political competition in Afghanistan
Abstract Departing from the hybridity literature on peacebuilding and electoral studies, this paper treats democratization in Afghanistan as a hybridization process. As a result, to understand the durability of corruption, fragile political parties, and non-democratic practices in the country, one s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292018000100206&lng=en&tlng=en |
| Summary: | Abstract Departing from the hybridity literature on peacebuilding and electoral studies, this paper treats democratization in Afghanistan as a hybridization process. As a result, to understand the durability of corruption, fragile political parties, and non-democratic practices in the country, one should look more closely at the interplay between the current electoral system and how elites and local people respond to it. |
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| ISSN: | 1983-3121 |