1st Edition

Security, Development, and Violence in Afghanistan Everyday Stories of Intervention

By Althea-Maria Rivas Copyright 2020
200 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Security, Development, and Violence in Afghanistan provides a unique insight into the lived realities of the international intervention in Afghanistan and highlights the diversity, relationships, and interdependence of various groups including both external actors and Afghan communities. Analysis of the international intervention in Afghanistan following the post 9/11 invasion in 2001, one of... Read more

Introduction  1. The Policy Stories: Afghanistan, Intervention, and Exit  2. The Intervener Stories  3. Civil-Military Stories: Structures, Boundaries, and Hierarchies  4. Qarabagh Stories  5. Behsud Stories  Conclusion

Biography

Althea-Maria Rivas is a Lecturer at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), University of London in Development Studies. Her work focuses on the politics of violence, humanitarian intervention, post-conflict reconstruction, and transitional justice. Her academic work is complemented by 12 years of professional experience in diplomacy, development, gender relations, and equality and humanitarian action in Central Asia and East and West Africa.