How Long to Read Democratic Peacebuilding:Aiding Afghanistan and other Fragile States

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It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Democratic Peacebuilding:Aiding Afghanistan and other Fragile States by Richard J. Ponzio

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In a growing number of instances after the cold war, the United Nations and other international actors have sought to rebuild or establish new political institutions in states or territories recovering from violent conflict. From Afghanistan, Iraq and the western Balkans to less prominent wars in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central America and the South Pacific, the international community's response involves extensive intrusions into the domestic affairs of sovereign states.Extending beyond the narrow mandates of traditional peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations, these interventions aspire to reconstitute local power within a democratic framework. This book examines the evolution of international peacebuilding during this tumultuous period, identifying the factorsthat limit the progress of international actors to institutionalize democratic authority and the rule of law in war-shattered societies. Based on extensive field research, it gives particular attention to Afghanistan's Bonn Agreement process (2001-2005) and Post-Bonn period (2006-2009), in which the country's multiple, competing forms of authority (e.g., religious leaders, tribal elders, militia commanders, and technocrats) challenged efforts to create "modern" forms of political authorityrooted in democratic norms and the rule of law. Despite the significant risks involved, this volume argues that the institutionalization of democratic legal authority can create the conditions and framework necessary to mediate competing domestic interests and to address the root causes of a conflictpeacefully. At the same time, one overlooked problem of international peacebuilding stems from the divergent conceptions, between international officials and the local population, of authority and its sources of legitimacy. By helping a conflict-affected society reconcile the inherent tensions between competing forms of authority and, over time, deepen democracy-rather than lower the metrics for progress and conditions for exit, international peacebuilders can contribute to improved conditionsfor governance and a reduction in intra-state political violence. This examination of the peacebuilding-democratization nexus in war-torn societies aims to generate new insights for scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners in both the study and practice of politics and internationalrelations.

How long is Democratic Peacebuilding:Aiding Afghanistan and other Fragile States?

Democratic Peacebuilding:Aiding Afghanistan and other Fragile States by Richard J. Ponzio is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Democratic Peacebuilding:Aiding Afghanistan and other Fragile States aloud.

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Democratic Peacebuilding:Aiding Afghanistan and other Fragile States is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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