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The Power of Bargaining: Elites, Rents and War-to-Peace Transitions: Evidence from Afghanistan’s Presidential Elections, 2004-19 (2024)
Thesis
Kerami, K. The Power of Bargaining: Elites, Rents and War-to-Peace Transitions: Evidence from Afghanistan’s Presidential Elections, 2004-19. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In an era of rising conflicts and democratic backsliding, understanding the limitations of externally driven democratisation in fragile states is imperative. This dissertation examines Afghanistan's post-intervention political order (2001–2021), high... Read More about The Power of Bargaining: Elites, Rents and War-to-Peace Transitions: Evidence from Afghanistan’s Presidential Elections, 2004-19.

Negotiating Political Space: State restructuring in Post-War Nepal: A Political Economy Analysis of the Federal System (2024)
Thesis
Rai, J. Negotiating Political Space: State restructuring in Post-War Nepal: A Political Economy Analysis of the Federal System. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis explores the effects of post-war state restructuring in Nepal on the dynamics of political voice and resource distribution. Drawing on a political economy analysis and adopting a political settlements framework, the research assesses why... Read More about Negotiating Political Space: State restructuring in Post-War Nepal: A Political Economy Analysis of the Federal System.

Taxation and State-Building in Afghanistan: A Political Economy Perspective (2001-2021) (2023)
Thesis
Isar, S. Taxation and State-Building in Afghanistan: A Political Economy Perspective (2001-2021). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This research focuses on the fiscal dimension of state-building in Afghanistan. It examines the relationship between state-building and taxation with a particular focus on the Karzai (2001–2014) and Ghani (2014–2019) administrations, whilst also plac... Read More about Taxation and State-Building in Afghanistan: A Political Economy Perspective (2001-2021).

The Constructions of the State, Violence and Political Settlement in South Sudan (2022)
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Bimeny, P. The Constructions of the State, Violence and Political Settlement in South Sudan. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In December 2013, only two years into independence, South Sudan degenerated into civil war following disagreements within the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) leadership. A subsequent Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South S... Read More about The Constructions of the State, Violence and Political Settlement in South Sudan.

Brokering an Urban Frontier: Milícias, Violence, and Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone (2020)
Thesis
Pope, N. Brokering an Urban Frontier: Milícias, Violence, and Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London

This thesis examines the emergence and sustainment of milícias (militias) in the 1990s in the West Zone ‘margins’ of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It considers the rise of milícias as they coincide with urbanisation, economic liberalisation, democratis... Read More about Brokering an Urban Frontier: Milícias, Violence, and Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone.