The illusion of Afghanistan's electoral representative democracy: the cases of Afghan presidential and national legislative elections

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Johnson, Thomas H.
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Afghanistan
Afghan Presidential and Wolesi Jirga elections
Single non-transferable vote (SNTV)
Election fraud
Ethno-linguistic block-voting
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Date of Issue
2018
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Taylor & Francis Group
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Abstract
This article is the latest in a series of published articles systematically examining Afghan Presidential and legislative elections. Structural problems including fraud, ethno-linguistic block voting, and the Single Non-Transferable Vote have had significant impacts on the development of Afghan democratic elections. The challenge now facing the current Afghan government and future elections is the daunting task of uniting the Afghan people while not repeating the electoral mistakes of the past. The tricky balancing act of fostering an overarching national identity without being perceived as privileging particular identities requires strong leadership and a willingness to challenge traditional ethnic, linguistic, and religious norms when need be. Karzai and Ghani Administrations have seriously failed relative to this dynamic.
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592318.1404771
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/56541
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National Security Affairs
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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38 p.
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Thomas H. Johnson (2018) The Illusion of Afghanistan’s Electoral Representative Democracy: The Cases of Afghan Presidential and National Legislative Elections, Small Wars & Insurgencies, 29:1, 1-37.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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