Electoral Turnout in Afghanistan: An Act of Defiance?

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2014-04

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The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House

Abstract

This paper, the second of three on voter perceptions in the Afghan elections, analyses the reactions of a select group of Afghans to the elections in urban areas. It is based upon ongoing research and data collected in the weeks before and during the elections. This has been undertaken by experienced Afghan and international researchers who covered the 2009/10 elections in the same areas of Kabul, allowing for comparative analysis. Respondents included a broad sample of voters, young and old, literate and illiterate, male and female, from a range of occupations, ethnic groups and backgrounds.

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Elections -- Afghanistan., Political participation -- Afghanistan.

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