State Failure and Violent Order - Timor Shah Bushar

Focusing on the period from 2001 to 2021, this book analyzes the failure of state-building in Afghanistan through the theoretical lenses of fragile statehood, political legitimacy, and power contestation. By examining the interaction between internal dynamics and external interventions, the study elucidates the scope and mechanisms through which Islamists extremist actors have contributed to the erosion of political order, governance failure, and the persistence of instability. The book ultimately offers a critical interpretation of the relationship between ideology, power, and the state in contemporary Afghanistan.
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