Presentation | Cornell University
On Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 11:25am, I will present my latest research with Mohammad Qadam Shah, at the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. Event is co-sponsored by the South Asia Program.

On Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 11:25am, I will present my latest research with Mohammad Qadam Shah, "Built to Fail: How Bureaucratic and Institutional Origins Undermined State Building in Afghanistan." at the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. Event is co-sponsored by the South Asia Program.
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Built to Fail: How Bureaucratic and Institutional Origins Undermined State Building in Afghanistan
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili presents evidence from Afghanistan to illustrate how failure to break from Soviet-era centralized public administration undermined the massive state-building project and perpetuated a wedge between Afghan civil society and a state that failed to deliver on its promise.…
