AREU - Toward an Afghan Democracy? Exploring Perceptions of Democratisation in Afghanistan

September 2009 discussion paper explores different perspectives of democracy and democratisation held in three provinces of Afghanistan, provides a brief background to democracy as a global movement and to its origins in Afghanistan before focusing on two key thematic areas: definitions, perceptions and interpretations of the term 'democracy', and respondents’ current experiences of representative processes. It assesses these areas in relation to and in retrospect of the 2009 elections.