01/07/14
ORIENT III 2014: Afghanistan
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ORIENT III 2014: Afghanistan
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Political Transition in Afghanistan: Imperatives for India and Pakistan
Meena Singh Roy and Dr. Christian Wagner
As Afghanistan moves into a new era of political transition, the regional countries need
to adopt a mechanism incorporating commitments to non-interference, a greater focus on
regional economic developmental projects and the strengthening of political institutions
within Afghanistan. Only such an approach will help to transform Afghanistan into a region
of cooperation rather than confrontation.
Meena Singh Roy
Dr. Christian Wagner
What inhibits and enables Afghans’ social mobility? On the limits of community organization and mobilization in Afghanistan
Dr. Katja Mielke
Departing from the assumption that social, political, and economic inequalities manifest themselves in differential access to resources, this article employs an analysis of power resources to understand why the social mobility of a large part of the Afghan population remains inhibited. The research relies on longer-term empirical research in rural and urban communities and points to the significance of the gate-keeping function of local elites for mobilization, access, and subsequently social mobility.
Dr. Katja Mielke , works as Senior Researcher at the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC). She conducts research on state-society relations in contexts of conflict and crisis, political and social mobilisation, migration and peacemaking. Her regional focus is on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, and Iraq and its neighbourhood.
Presidential Elections 2014 – A Game Changer for Afghanistan’s Development Perspectives?
Dr. Stefan Oswald and Dr. Babak Khalatbari
This article summarises the current development prospects of Afghanistan, focusing on
the first round results of the presidential election. In addition, it describes the national
strategy of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
(BMZ) for 2014-2017 and highlights the respective priority areas. Some principle problems for sustainable development are mentioned at the end as well as some options for
how to overcome them.
Dr. Stefan Oswald
Dr. Babak Khalatbari
Between Negotiations and Ongoing Resistance: The Situation of the Afghan Insurgency
Philipp Münch and Thomas Ruttig
This article examines the aims and capabilities of the two most significant Afghan insurgent groups: the Taliban and the militant wing of the Hezb-e Islami Afghanistan (Islamic
Party, HIA). On the one hand, it analyses the military strength and leadership as well as
the way in which and where they both exert control. On the other hand, it discusses approaches among the Taliban and HIA towards negotiations. This part in particular gives
proof of the differing nature of the two groups.
Philipp Münch
Thomas Ruttig
Die afghanische Zivilgesellschaft und die Gewerkschaften
Adrienne Woltersdorf
Afghanische Gewerkschaften, als zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen mit genuin lokaler Geschichte spielen in den demokratischen Wiederaufbauplänen der internationalen
Gemeinschaft keine Rolle. Ein demokratietheoretischer Fehler, meint Adrienne Woltersdorf. Denn obgleich die Verbände noch schwach sind, können sie in der bevorstehenden
schwierigen Transitionsphase die Funktion eines wichtigen zivilgesellschaftlichen Mediators und Interessenskommunikators übernehmen.
Adrienne Woltersdorf
Islam, the West and ‘Man’ in the State of Nature
Dr. Farhan Mujahid Chak
What is the natural condition of human beings in the state of nature? What are the circumstances that exist in the state of nature and what may one, convincingly, claim in regards to human nature? Or, better still, how do we assert and substantiate what we make
of it all? Responding to these inquiries, political theorists have put forth a bewildering
array of opinions, explaining their perceptions concerning the constitution of human
beings and the extant conditions in which they live. The philosophers selected are Aristotle, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu. From each of them, a few key ideas from carefully chosen works will be extracted
in order to explain their respective positions on man in nature. Subsequently, following a
deconstruction of their viewpoints, this article proceeds to expose the distinct values that
lead to an Islamic concept of human beings in the state of nature. It does so by drawing
from the Qur’an and Prophetic traditions and, adding to that, includes pivotal political
treatises written by Ibn Khaldun and Muhammad Iqbal.
Dr. Farhan Mujahid Chak
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