1. Youth Mobilization and Political Constraints in Afghanistan
- Author:
- Noah Coburn and Anna Larson
- Publication Date:
- 01-2014
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- United States Institute of Peace
- Abstract:
- As Afghanistan prepares for presidential elections in 2014, many young people are vocal about how the system appears to limit their meaningful participation in politics. Historically, young people in Afghanistan have challenged the status quo. However, it is possible to detect a declining trend from the early twentieth century to the present in the extent to which these challenges have been able to effect change in the political system. This trend has continued despite the technology and social media available to youth today, as the older generation of political leaders continues to monopolize the available political space and act as gatekeepers to that space.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Development, Youth Culture, and Reform
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan and Central Asia