Electoral Choices, Ethnic Accommodations, and the Consolidation of Coalitions: Critiquing the Runoff Clause of the Afghan Constitution
Dr. Mohammad Bashir Mobasher has completed and published research on Critiquing the Runoff Clause of the Afghan Constitution. This article provides a systematic analysis of the runoff clause of Article 61 of the Afghan Constitution and its impact on the formation and consolidation of coalitions. Please Click here to read the full article. Compilation © 2017 Washington International Law Journal Association.
Examining Ethnic Accommodation and Coalition-Building Under Alternative Forms of Government in Afghanistan
Dr. Mohammad Bashir Mobashir has completed and published research on Examining Ethnic Accommodation and Coalition-Building Under Alternative Forms of Government in Afghanistan. In post-conflict states like Afghanistan, facilitating ethnic accommodationthrough encouraging inclusive institutions and policies are among the first concerns of constitutional designers. While some constitutional choices successfully address these concerns, others wholly or partially fail. The Afghan Constitution tells a story partly of success and partly of failure. Its success story highlights the formation of cross-ethnic electoral coalitions and the practices of relatively inclusive political distributions. Its failure underlines the less inclusive policies of the government and the inability of electoral coalitions to institutionalize. Many scholars and politicians link the failures to the presidential system and advocate for adopting a parliamentary or semi-presidential constitution. Others highlight the advantages of the presidential system and argue against any constitutional change. This article engages the literature by examining both the current system and the alternatives. However, it goes beyond the conventional discourse to examine the optimality of adapting the current presidential system as well. Please click here to read the full article.