Political Competition and Taliban Electoral Violence in the 2014 Afghan Presidential Elections

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" Political Competition and Taliban Electoral Violence in the 2014 Afghan Presidential Elections "
Sladojevic, Aleksandra Eissa, Nada

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1051211
Doc. No	:	TL50328
Main Entry	:	Sladojevic, Aleksandra
Title & Author	:	Political Competition and Taliban Electoral Violence in the 2014 Afghan Presidential Elections\ Sladojevic, AleksandraEissa, Nada
College	:	Georgetown University
Date	:	2019
Degree	:	M.P.P.
student score	:	2019
Note	:	61 p.
Abstract	:	In Afghanistan, elections are a violent affair. Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, five national elections have been held and each has served as a focal point for Taliban violence. Understanding what drives this violence is critical, not only to inform future electoral and political reforms, but to also set the foundations for long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan. After almost 40 years of war, peace is overdue. This thesis seeks to unpack Taliban motivations in carrying out electoral violence during the 2014 presidential elections. It explores whether the Taliban employed a strategy not only to disrupt the electoral process but to also calibrate violence so as to influence electoral outcomes. Specifically, it examines the relationship between political competition (measured as the ‘closeness’ in the race between the two front runner candidates, Ghani and Abdullah) and Taliban violence. Notwithstanding various empirical limitations, the results suggests a reasonably robust, positive relationship between political competition and Taliban violence during the 2014 presidential elections.
Descriptor	:	Asian Studies
	:	Peace Studies
	:	Political science
Added Entry	:	Eissa, Nada
Added Entry	:	Georgetown University