Policy brief summarizing perception studies in Afghanistan

This policy brief will provide a bottom-up analysis of the impact dimensions of EU crisis response in terms of how it is received and perceived by different local actors in Afghanistan throughout the conflict cycle. Such a study will identify reception of EU policies at the state level (e.g. reforms, training activities) and whether EU response is corresponding to the needs of the target state (local ownership). At the same time it will also address which non-elite groups are being targeted and how different groups perceive EU responses. Are EU responses perceived as conflict-sensitive and as addressing the needs of vulnerable groups? Is there a difference between reception/perception of the EU and member states? How do EU responses measure up to responses of other international actors?