Failed state-building in Afghanistan: Analyzing its causes and consequences.
Author
Ali, Bashir Yusuf
Term
4. term
Publication year
2022
Pages
38
Abstract
This thesis examines why US-led efforts to build a functioning Afghan state did not succeed. It considers both economic and political factors to explain the outcome. To interpret the evidence, the study uses dependency theory—the idea that heavy reliance on external support can create long-term dependence and weaken local capacity—and the concept of political modernity, which concerns the development of modern political institutions and practices. The main conclusion is that the US-led nation-building project failed because effective political development did not take hold and because Afghanistan became deeply dependent on aid from the United States and its allies.
Dette projekt undersøger, hvorfor forsøgene på statsopbygning (nation-building) i Afghanistan under USA's ledelse ikke lykkedes. Det ser på både økonomiske og politiske forhold for at forklare udfaldet. For at forstå dataene anvendes afhængighedsteori – ideen om, at tung afhængighed af ekstern støtte kan skabe varig afhængighed og svække lokal handlekraft – samt begrebet politisk modernitet, som handler om udvikling af moderne politiske institutioner og praksisser. Projektet konkluderer, at det USA-ledede nation-building-projekt mislykkedes, fordi effektiv politisk udvikling ikke slog igennem, og fordi Afghanistan blev dybt afhængig af bistand fra USA og dets allierede.
[This apstract has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]
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