09 Dec Planning New Afghan Cities
Tommaso Giovacchini explored initial findings from AREU’s urban governance research in Charikar, Jalalabad and Herat. His roundtable examined how urban governance is negotiated across a...
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09 Dec Local Governance in Afghanistan: A View from the Ground
Dr. Douglas Saltmarshe and Abhilash Medhi presented on a major study of AREU on local governance in Afghanistan, which has identified weaknesses as well as...
09 Dec Local Government is Failing to Meet Local Needs
The success or failure of Afghanistan’s 2014 transition will in large part depend on the legitimacy and effectiveness of its government. Local government at the...
09 Dec District Councils: The Missing Middle of Local Governance
This roundtable emerged from AREU’s wider study of local governance and focuses specifically on issues encountered at the district level. Participants highlighted the weakness of...
09 Dec Legacies of Conflict: Exploring Policy Options for Afghanistan
Emily Winterbotham discussed the results of research into legacies of conflict in Afghanistan and explored their implications for policy. In attendance were representatives of a variety...
09 Dec “Victims’ Rights, Justice and Reconciliation” at the European Parliament
On 10 November, AREU participated in a panel discussion at the European Parliament that aimed to bring the voices of Afghan conflict victims to the forefront. The...
09 Dec Potential Role of the Extractive Sector in Afghanistan Economic Development
On the 9th of December, 2015, AREU hosted an Open Dialogue on the Potential Role of the Extractive Sector in Afghanistan Economic Development. This event...
09 Dec Women’s Participation in Development
This workshop in Mazar-i-Sharif brought together stakeholders of AREU’s project on women’s participation in development. The project has focused specifically on the effects of women’s...
09 Dec Legacies of Conflict in Afghanistan
The was the final event of AREU’s legacies of conflict research project. The one-day workshop brought together a variety of stakeholders, including victims’ groups, civil...
09 Dec Does Women’s Participation in the NSP and MFIs Make a Difference in their Lives? Evidence from Balkh, Kabul and Parwan
This was the final event of AREU’s IDRC-funded Women’s Participation in Development research project. The half-day workshop brought together a variety of stakeholders, including representatives...