Podcast: Democracy Paradox (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Ilia Murtazashvili on Afghanistan, Local Institutions, and Self-GovernancePub date: 2022-03-08Notes from Over The Wire Podcast:It wasn't that Afghan social norms don’t support democracy. They do. And Afghans understood well what they were supposed to have but they never got what the constitution promised. What has been the role of shuras, maliks, and mullahs in local governance, how can property rights help explain it, and are local, self-governing institutions in Afghanistan democratic?Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIt wasn't because Afghan social norms don’t support democracy. They do. And Afghans understood darn well what they were supposed to have. But they never even got the minimum of what they were promised in the constitution.Jennifer Brick MurtazashviliA full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com or a short review of Land, the State, and War: Property Institutions and Political Order in Afghanistan  here.Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Ilia Murtazashvili are associate professors at the University of Pittsburgh and the authors of the recent book Land, the State, and War: Property Institutions and Political Order in Afghanistan. Jen is also the founding director and Ilia is an associate director of the Center for Governance and Markets.Support Democracy Paradox on Patreon for bonus episodes and exclusive updates and information. Key HighlightsDescription of the role of shuras, maliks, and mullahs in local governanceHow property rights help explain local governanceWhy has the state always been ineffective in AfghanistanA little history on AfghanistanAre local, self-governing institutions in Afghanistan democratic?Key LinksLand, the State, and War: Property Institutions and Political Order in Afghanistan by Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Ilia MurtazashviliLearn more about the Center for Governance and MarketsFollow Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili on Twitter @jmurtazashviliFollow Ilia Murtazashvili on Twitter @IMurtazashviliDemocracy Paradox PodcastDavid Stasavage on Early Democracy and its DeclineDonald F. Kettl on FederalismMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at [email protected] on Twitter @DemParadox100 Books on DemocracySupport the showThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Justin Kempf, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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