Accession Number:

ADA621790

Title:

Rebuilding Government Legitimacy in Post-conflict Societies: Case Studies of Nepal and Afghanistan

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 28 Mar 2012-27 Mar 2015

Corporate Author:

QUEENSLAND UNIV ST LUCIA (AUSTRALIA)

Personal Author(s):

• Cherney, Adrian
• Fisk, Kylie

Report Date:

2015-09-09

Pagination or Media Count:

182.0

Abstract:

Legitimacy is central to citizens perception and acceptance of power and authority. As such, rebuilding institutional legitimacy is essential for stability in post-conflict societies. In this project we explore the factors that lead citizens to view their government as legitimate following the reconstruction of central government institutions after a conflict. We draw on a broad range of theories to investigate post-conflict legitimacy in Nepal.

Descriptors:

• *GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN)
• *PERCEPTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
• *SOCIETIES
• ACCEPTABILITY
• AFGHANISTAN
• CASE STUDIES
• CONFLICT
• CULTURE
• NEPAL
• STATISTICAL DATA
• SURVEYS

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Sociology and Law
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE