Aziz A. Hakimi is Associated Senior Researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute in Bergen. A political sociologist, he mainly writes about Afghanistan, war and politics, counterinsurgency, paramilitary groups, gender, marriage and migration. In his most recent publication which appeared in the journal History and Anthropology he examines the migratory and marital strategies of Afghan migrant workers in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisThe truth is most Afghans don’t head west to EuropeMany in the West fear a potential influx of Afghan refugees – but they misunderstand the survival strategies of...
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Published in: HomeFetishizing “culture”: local militias and counterinsurgency in AfghanistanThe US military's attempt to mobilize local militias against the Taliban paradoxically imposes a “traditional” mode...