US nation-building in Afghanistan / / Conor Keane.
Why has the US so dramatically failed in Afghanistan since 2001? Dominant explanations have ignored the bureaucratic divisions and personality conflicts inside the US state. This book rectifies this weakness in commentary on Afghanistan by exploring the significant role of these divisions in the US’...
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Keane, Conor, author. US nation-building in Afghanistan / Conor Keane. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016. ©2016 1 online resource (vii, 247 pages) : digital file(s) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Description based upon print version of record. 1. Introduction --2. Nation-building and the Afghan state --3. Bureaucratic politics and Nation-building --4. The US Foreign Policy Bureaucracy and Nation-building in Afghanistan --5. Security --6. Infrastructure Development --7. Counter-Narcotics, Law & Governance --8. The Failure of collaborative Mechanisms --9. Provincial Reconstruction teams: --10. Conclusion. Why has the US so dramatically failed in Afghanistan since 2001? Dominant explanations have ignored the bureaucratic divisions and personality conflicts inside the US state. This book rectifies this weakness in commentary on Afghanistan by exploring the significant role of these divisions in the US’s difficulties in the country that meant the battle was virtually lost before it even began. The main objective of the book is to deepen readers’ understanding of the impact of bureaucratic politics on nation-building in Afghanistan, focusing primarily on the Bush administration. It rejects the ‘rational actor’ model, according to which the US functions as a coherent, monolithic agent. Instead, internal divisions within the foreign policy bureaucracy are explored, to build up a picture of the internal tensions and contradictions that bedevilled US nation-building efforts. Also available in print form. English Description based on print version record and e-publication, viewed on May 11, 2020. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Nation-building Afghanistan. Postwar reconstruction Afghanistan. Postwar reconstruction Government policy United States. United States Foreign relations Decision making. United States Foreign relations Afghanistan. Afghanistan Foreign relations United States. Print version (hardback): 9781472474841 1472474848 Print version (paperback): 9780815396260 0815396260 |
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1. Introduction --2. Nation-building and the Afghan state --3. Bureaucratic politics and Nation-building --4. The US Foreign Policy Bureaucracy and Nation-building in Afghanistan --5. Security --6. Infrastructure Development --7. Counter-Narcotics, Law & Governance --8. The Failure of collaborative Mechanisms --9. Provincial Reconstruction teams: --10. Conclusion. |
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