Research

Peer Reviewed Papers

Rafi, K. 2025

Ograyi and Bourdieusian social capital in Afghanistan’s manufacturing sector, Third World Quarterly

Rafi, K. 2024

Minimalist Economic Management, Deferred Revenue Regime and Aid Dependency: Explaining Contradictory Post-War Statebuilding Aims, Global Policy Journal, 15(5): 869-885

Rafi, K. 2018

Information and Communication Technology in development; a contextual approach, Indian Journal of Human Development, 12(3): 453-461

Rafi, K. 2015

The Afghan insurgency and the uncertainty of peace negotiations, Journal of Perspectives on Terrorism, Centre for Security Studies, University of Massachusetts (Lowell) and ETH Zürich, 9(5): 69-72

Policy Paper(s)

Rafi, K. 2018

Afghanistan Sustainable Development Goals Vision 2021-2030, Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan, Government of Afghanistan

Papers Submitted (under review)

1. Technology-in-practice: ICT use in Afghanistan’s manufacturing sector. Submitted to The European Journal of Development Research

(Accepted for the Early Career Researcher Initiative)

Papers Submitted

2. Informal institutions and uncertainty mitigation in an emerging private manufacturing sector. Submitted to International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

(received on 20 July 2025)

Working Papers and Ongoing Projects

1. (Non)Adaptation of IMF Policy Advocacy to War-time Conditions
2. Administrative State in Post-War State-building
3. Enabling environment: Tracing the Concept in World Bank Documents