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Building Energy Institutions in a Conflict Zone

Interventions by International Organisations in Afghanistan

How do international development organisations develop institutional capacity in conflict zones? Here we take a descriptive, topological perspective on the question, using the case of Afghanistan. For twenty years prior to the capture of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021 the international community directed substantial resources to Afghanistan, seeking to build a democratic state. Here we examine selected, energy-related aspects of those institution-building processes, taking the country as a case study of institutional development for energy and other transitions that is explicitly driven by particular values. We find that this institutional development can be categorized in terms of three main themes: development of a regulatory framework for the energy sector; privatisation of energy systems; and women's empowerment in terms of knowledge, skills and engagement in energy sector provisioning. 

Author/s
Dr. Abdullah Fahimi
External Publications

Walking a Tightrope in Tunisia

The Aspirations and Limitations of Migration Policy Reform
Author/s
Tasnim Abderrahim
Alia Fakhry
Victoria Rietig
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Past events

18:30 - 20:00 | 16 Nov 2017

Das Atomabkommen als Pfand:

Trumps Iran-Politik belastet die transatlantischen Beziehungen

Veranstaltung der Gesellschaft
Diskussion
Berlin
09:00 | 06 - 09 Sep 2017

Tunisia’s Rocky Road to Stability (Workshop II)

Security Sector Reform, (De-)Radicalization and Socio-Economic Development – Perspectives from the Region and Europe

The workshop in Tunis was the second in a workshop series devoted to the subjects of security sector reform, combatting radicalization and socio-economic development in Tunisia. It brought together mid-level experts who work in the field of policy analysis and advice in think tanks, academic research institutions, or comparable organizations, and who had previously attended a workshop in Berlin in July, to discuss with decision-makers the options for action in the field.

Think Tank Event
09:00 | 12 - 15 Jul 2017

Tunisia’s Rocky Road to Stability (Workshop I)

Security Sector Reform, (De-)Radicalization and Socio-Economic Development – Perspectives from the Region and Europe

Despite the progress Tunisia has made in the past years, corruption and the high frequency of changes in government have hampered socio-economic development and political reform. These grievances have led to a growing disenfranchisement with the political process, particularly among the youth. Radical groups have been gaining a stronger foothold among politically and socioeconomically marginalized groups in Tunisia.

Think Tank Event
Diskussion
09:00 | 12 - 15 Jul 2017

Tunisia’s Rocky Road to Stability: Security Sector Reform, (De-)Radicalization and Socio-Economic Development

Perspectives from the Region and Europe (Workshop I)

Despite the progress Tunisia has made in the past years, corruption and the high frequency of changes in government have hampered socio-economic development and political reform. These grievances have led to a growing disenfranchisement with the political process, particularly among the youth. Radical groups have been gaining a stronger foothold among politically and socioeconomically marginalized groups in Tunisia.

Think Tank Veranstaltung
Diskussion

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