When more is less : the international project in Afghanistan / Astri Suhrke.
2011
DS371.4 .S85 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
When more is less : the international project in Afghanistan / Astri Suhrke.
Author
Suhrke, Astri.
ISBN
9780231702720 (alk. paper)
0231702728 (alk. paper)
9780231800662
0231800665
0231702728 (alk. paper)
9780231800662
0231800665
Publication Details
New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
x, 293 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
DS371.4 .S85 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
958.104/71
Summary
"Western-led efforts to establish a post-Taliban order in Afghanistan are in serious jeopardy. Beginning with the dynamics of Western intervention and its parallel peacebuilding mission, Astri Suhrke examines the forces that have shaped this grand international project and the apparent systemic bias toward deeper and broader international involvement [...] Her main argument is that the international project to reconstruct Afghanistan contains serious tensions and contradictions that have significantly impeded progress. As a result, deepening Western involvement in the region has been dysfunctional rather than helpful, and massive international support has created an extensively weak, corrupt, and unaccountable state. U.S.-led military operations have only undermined the peacebuilding agenda, and increased international aid and monitoring have only led to Afghan resentment and evasion. Suhrke instead proposes a less intrusive international presence and recommends a longer time-frame for carrying out reconstruction. She also encourages negotiations with militants to introduce a more Afghan-directed order."--Dust jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction : the liberal project
The point of entry : a light footprint
American boots on the ground
Providing security assistance
Building the state
Designing a democratic transition
Reforming the legal system
Conclusions : scaling down.
The point of entry : a light footprint
American boots on the ground
Providing security assistance
Building the state
Designing a democratic transition
Reforming the legal system
Conclusions : scaling down.