Education and Development in Afghanistan - Challenges and Prospects - Education and Development in Afghanistan Kartoniert (TB)

After years of military interventions the current situation in Afghanistan is highly ambivalent and partially contradictory - especially regarding the interplay of development peace security education and economy. Despite numerous initiatives Afghanistan is still confronted with a poor security and economic condition. At the same time enrollment numbers in schools and universities as well as the rate of academics reached a historical peak. This volume investigates the tension between these ambivalent developments. Sociologists political and cultural scientists along with development wo rkers educators and artists from Germany and Afghanistan discuss the idea that education is primary for rebuilding a stable Afghan state and government.