Katja Mielke
Nr. 132 (2014) Artikel Article 35–52 {:en}Social Order as a Boundary Concept: Unveiling Dichotomies and Conceptualizing PoliticsThis paper introduces social order as an analytical concept that heuristically helps to grasp phenomena related to unwritten rules. It illustrates how the dichotomies of written vs. unwritten rules, formal vs. informal institutions and state vs. society have limited analytical value for understanding societal complexities. Underlying this proposition is the insight that focusing on rules …von by Katja Mielke
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Nr. 104 (2007) Artikel Article 71–87 {:en}„Where Is the Village?“ Local Perceptions and Development Approaches in Kunduz ProvinceBased on research in Kunduz, a province in northeast Afghanistan, this paper argues that the ‚Western‘ notion of a ‚village‘ cannot be automatically applied to local contexts in other regions of the world. The perception that villages are the only type of rural settlement that exists is a very modern one. It reflects the fact …von by Katja Mielkeund and Conrad Schetter
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