Pakistan's Political Parties : Surviving between Dictatorship and Democracy Paperback / softback
Edited by Mariam Mufti, Sahar Shafqat, Niloufer Siddiqui
Part of the South Asia in World Affairs series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Pakistan’s 2018 general elections marked the second successful transfer of power from one elected civilian government to another—a remarkable achievement considering the country’s history of dictatorial rule.
Pakistan’s Political Parties examines how the civilian side of the state’s current regime has survived the transition to democracy, providing critical insight into the evolution of political parties in Pakistan and their role in developing democracies in general. Pakistan’s numerous political parties span the ideological spectrum, as well as represent diverse regional, ethnic, and religious constituencies.
The essays in this volume explore the way in which these parties both contend and work with Pakistan’s military-bureaucratic establishment to assert and expand their power.
Researchers use interviews, surveys, data, and ethnography to illuminate the internal dynamics and motivations of these groups and the mechanisms through which they create policy and influence state and society. Pakistan’s Political Parties is a one-of-a-kind resource for diplomats, policymakers, journalists, and scholars searching for a comprehensive overview of Pakistan’s party system and its unlikely survival against an interventionist military, with insights that extend far beyond the region.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages, 10 Figures; 4 Tables, unspecified
- Publisher:Georgetown University Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2020
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- ISBN:9781626167711
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages, 10 Figures; 4 Tables, unspecified
- Publisher:Georgetown University Press
- Publication Date:01/05/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781626167711
