Hi all,
As a reminder, today we will hold a discussion on Development Aid, Conflict, and Corruption in Afghanistan: What Role can Independent Analysis and Research Play? Dr. Sari Kouvo, co-director and founding member of the Afghanistan Analysts Network and Dr. Saeed Parto, Director of Research and co-founder of Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organisation (APPRO) will speak on the role of independent analysis and research in Afghanistan. Calling on their own experiences and role as analysts, they will cover the situation in Afghanistan in terms of security, development aid, corruption and the consequences of this year’s political and military transition. In particular, Dr. Parto will speak on corruption and gender mainstreaming while Dr. Kouvo will discuss prospects for Afghanistan beyond 2014.
Best regards,
Robert Zaman
PhD (candidate) International Conflict Analysis
University of Kent
Brussels School of International Studies
1050 Brussels, Belgium
Brussels: +32.483.591.633
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Research Profile
Development Aid, Conflict, and Corruption in Afghanistan: What Role can Independent Analysis and Research Play?
Speakers: Dr. Sari Kouvo and Dr. Saeed Parto
Moderator: Rob Zaman
This talk will, on the one hand, discuss the current situation in terms of security, development aid, corruption and the consequences of this year’s transition (withdrawal of foreign combat forces) on Afghanistan; and, on the other hand, discuss the role that independent analysis and research can play in this context.
The speakers are well placed to discuss these issues. Both speakers have spent most part of the past decade working on and in Afghanistan. Dr Kouvo’s focusing on rule of law, human rights and gender issues and Dr Parto focusing on governance, policy and development aid related issues. Dr Kouvo’s recent research discusses how Afghanistan has dealt with (or rather not dealt with) legacies of human rights violations and war crimes in Afghanistan, while Dr Parto’s recent publications discuss governance and corruption and also the ground realities of transition. The speakers will also weave the discussion around their own experiences of establishing research organisations and doing independent research in Afghanistan. Dr Kouvo is the co-director and founding member of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, a leading think tank focusing on politics and security in the widest possible sense and Dr Parto the Director of Research and co-founder of Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organisation (APPRO), a policy research institute focusing on policy development, governance and development aid.