Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Ilia Murtazashvili on Afghanistan, Local Institutions, and Self-Governance
Democracy Paradox
The Democracy Paradox - Whe Should It Be Here?
Jen and ilia mertasa chavili talk about the role of local governments in Afghanistan. They explain how a shura, or community council, can be used to form consensus over an issue. But they say that few people had the right to participate in this process as it existed until recently. The state was seen by some as ' backward' but actually more people could participate through their customary structures than the state.
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