Ahmad / Rafiq Pakistan's Democratic Transition

Change and Persistence
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-23595-8
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 260 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics

Politics in Pakistan has traditionally been understood in the context of civil-military relationship. In May 2013, for the first time in its 66-year history, Pakistan saw an elected government complete a full term in office and transfer power through the ballot box to another civilian government.

At such an important moment in Pakistan’s history, this book offers critical perspectives on the current democratic transition and the implications of this change for the country’s security. It analyses the emergent trends of the present situation, as well as its underlying sources, attributes, constraints, and prospects of sustainability. Drawing on history, diverse theoretical perspectives, and empirical evidence, three themed sections deal respectively with democratic transition, contested borders and spaces, and regionalism. Contributions are from twelve leading academics of the field, which together provide a wide-ranging analysis of Pakistan’s contemporary national and regional challenges, the impact on the region, and evidence of some positive trends for the country’s future.

Taking the debate on Pakistan beyond the fixated notions of praetorian politics and security, the book presents the future prospects of civilian supremacy. It will be of interest to scholars of South Asian Politics, Political Sociology and Security Studies, as well as policy-makers, diplomats, and military professionals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ahmad, Ishtiaq

Rafiq, Adnan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Pakistan’s Third Democratic Transition Ishtiaq Ahmad 2. Enduring Challenges to Democracy Maya Tudor 3. Mapping the ‘Establishment’ Ayesha Siddiqa 4. New Politics of the Middle Class Adnan Rafiq 5. Social Drivers of Democratic Change Rasul Bakhsh Rais 6. Military, Militancy, and the Crisis of Governance Rasul Bakhsh Rais 7. Pluralist Society Vs. Monist State Saeed Shafqat 8. Judicial Activism, and the Rule of Law Saeed Shafqat 9. Demographic Dividend, and Democracy Mosharraf Zaidi 10. Understanding the Baloch Ethnic Question post 18th Amendment Rafiullah Kakar 11. The Challenges of a Resilient Economy Rashid Amjad 12. Civil-Military Convergence for Stability Hussain Nadim 13. Great Powers, Military Supremacy, and Persistent Contestation Hannes Ebert

Über Autor(innen)

Ishtiaq Ahmad is Director of the School of Politics and International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Adnan Rafiq is DPhil candidate at the Department of Politics and International Relations at University of Oxford, UK.