“Boots on the ground” state-building: Using Action Research to improve local governance in Afghanistan
Abstract
This paper explains how the authors applied Action Research during Operation Enduring Freedom in the course of U.S. Department of Defense operations intended to improve local governance in Afghanistan. Serving as civilian field researchers in 2011–2012, we were tasked, in part, with observing how informal custom and authority interacted with the functioning of local government. Assisted greatly by Action Research’s participatory nature, we were...
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Title
“Boots on the ground” state-building: Using Action Research to improve local governance in Afghanistan
Published Date
Jul 11, 2019
Journal
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
542 - 559
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