Title : The Ethnicisation of an Afghan faction: Junbesh-i-Milli from its origins to the presidential elections
Working Paper No : 67 (series 1)
Author(s) : Antonio Giustozzi
Date : September 2005
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Abstract:
This paper means to show that
throughout its history the issue of ethnicity has gradually
risen as a key way to obtain political legitimisation among the
population of northern Afghanistan, despite not having been on
the original agenda. The aim is to show that warlord polities
are not static entities, but can be capable of transforming and
adapting under pressure and can raise the banner of ethnic or
political causes.