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New Book Examines Global Democratization
Below is a foreword written by The Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in Nepal George Varughese to a new book, “Democratization Around the World: New Insights from South East Asia, Turkey, Kosovo, Taiwan, and Ghana,” edited by Daniel Stockemer and published by Edwin Mellen Press. The idea of “rule by the people” [...]
Nepal Averts Constitutional Crisis: Hope for Democratic Future Kept Alive
Around midnight on May 28, 2010, Nepali lawmakers took a stunning last-minute emergency action that served to keep hopes for a democratic constitutional republic and a stable nation alive in Nepal: by an overwhelming majority the Eighth Amendment Bill to the interim constitution to extend the Constituent Assembly’s ten [...]
Afghanistan in 2008: A Survey of the Afghan People
Afghanistan has been through increasingly difficult times in the 12 months since The Asia Foundation conducted its last survey of Afghan public opinion in the summer of 2007. Amidst slow but steady gains in vital basic amenities and services and some successes in reconstruction efforts across the country, the conflict [...]
In Afghanistan: The Afghan People’s Opinions in 2007
On Tuesday, The Asia Foundation released “Afghanistan in 2007: A Survey of the Afghan People,” which covers the largest population sample ever surveyed at one time in all 34 of Afghanistan’s provinces. This survey follows polls conducted by the Foundation in 2004 and 2006. Collectively the three surveys establish an ac [...]
In Afghanistan: Governance Reform Through Survey Research
Achievements in Afghanistan’s political, social, and economic development may prove short-lived if donor, government, and public support for continued progress falter during the next several critical years of transition. The initial stages of transition have been difficult, with both donors and the Afghan government st [...]