Legitimacy in Afghanistan： A Critical Analysis of Historical and Contemporary Sources of Authority  

作　　者：Mujib Abid 

机构地区：[1]University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

出　　处：《International Relations and Diplomacy》2016年第7期441-446,共6页国际关系与外交（英文版）

摘　　要：Sources of legitimacy in Afghanistan are diverse, competing and contested, with traditional roots. Historical and contemporary observation suggests a major rift between a ＂sedentary＂ and a ＂desert＂ populace---that is urban dwellers and rural inhabitants. Tribal patronage, with its lashkars and militias, has traditionally been central to legitimacy of any claim to the throne, and lack of it has doomed any such aspiration. This dynamic shifted in the 19th century as the state attempted to consolidate its rule by relying on standing armies independent of tribal forces. While the Kabul-based dynasties generally upheld this new power structure well into late 20th century, with a few relapses, the persisting tensions ultimately led to an acute conflict. The Mujahidin insurgency of the 1980s and early 1990s was a manifestation of this competition. Afghan Jihad here is intentionally examined as a protracted conflict independent of its Western influence and backing and as it pertained to pillars of power and legitimacy of authority in the Afghan context.

关 键 词：LEGITIMACY AFGHANISTAN Afghan war tribalism Mujahidin history 

分 类 号：C[社会学]