Why Affiliate? Independent Candidates in Emerging Democracies The Case of Afghanistan Since 2001

• In Event: Political Parties in Emerging and Declining Democracies

Brief Overview

I study the variation in office seekers' affiliation decisions in post-2001 Afghanistan to further the debate over why in emerging democracies office seekers decide to join a party or run in elections as independent.

Author

• Marina Omar, Mary Baldwin University