U.S. Rule-of-Law Aid in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014

Geoffrey Swenson's Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI) data project accompanies an analysis of U.S. rule-of-law promotion efforts in Afghanistan. The dataset likely contains qualitative data supporting a process-tracing causal inference study of major initiatives from 2002 to 2014. It was harvested by QDR and last updated on October 20, 2025.

Use Cases

• Process-tracing causal inference based on the described method of examining major initiatives.
• Analyzing the relationship between rule-of-law aid and counterinsurgency efforts based on the article's findings.
• Studying the assumptions and strategic choices behind U.S. justice-sector support from 2004 to 2014.
• Evaluating the impact of aid on rent-seeking and impunity among Afghan officials as described.

Strengths

• The dataset is linked to a published academic article via the Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI) framework.
• The analysis covers a significant time period from 2002 to 2014, spanning major U.S. engagement.
• The research employs process tracing, a method demanding extensive data as described.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Access requires a specific tool (Chrome browser with Hypothesis extension) to view annotations.

Provenance

Source

Swenson, Geoffrey; QDR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely gathered through qualitative research and process tracing of U.S. initiatives.

Time Range

2002 to 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-20 20:00:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Afghanistan