| Edition |
First Edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
| Summary |
"This handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of the processes and actors contributing to autocratization in South Asia. It provides an enhanced understanding of the interconnectedness of the different states in the region, and how that may be related to autocratization. The book analyses issues of state power, the support for political parties, questions relating to economic actors and sustainable economic development, the role of civil society, questions of equality and political culture, political mobilization, the role of education and the media, as well as topical issues such as the Covid pandemic, environmental issues, migration, and military and international security. Structured in five sections, contributions by international experts describe and explain outcomes at the national level in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The final section analyses conditions for democracy and autocratization and how they are affected by the interplay of political forces at the international level in this region. - India - Building and ethnic state? - Pakistan - The decline of civil liberties - Bangladesh - Towards one-party rule - Sri Lanka - The resilience of the ethnic state - How to comprehend autocratization in South Asia - Three broad perspectives This innovative handbook is the first to describe and to explain ongoing trends of autocratization in South Asia, demonstrating that drivers of political change also work across boundaries. It is an important reference work for students and researchers of South Asian Studies, Asian Studies, Area Studies, and Political Science"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Autocratization in South Asia -- Part 1. India -- Building and ethnic state? -- Part 2. Pakistan -- The decline of civil liberties -- Part 3. Bangladesh -- Towards one-party rule -- Part 4. Sri Lanka -- The resilience of the ethnic state -- Part 5. How to comprehend autocratization in South Asia -- Three broad perspectives. |
| Biography |
Sten Widmalm is Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. He has carried out extensive research on crisis management, political tolerance, democracy and conflicts in a global comparative perspective. His recent publications include Political Tolerance in the Global South Images from India, Pakistan and Uganda (Routledge, 2016). |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Local Note |
Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access |
| Subject |
Authoritarianism -- South Asia.
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Authoritarianism. (OCoLC)fst00821640
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South Asia. (OCoLC)fst01244520
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General.
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| Added Author |
Widmalm, Sten, editor.
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| Added Title |
Handbook of autocratization in South Asia |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Routledge handbook of autocratization in South Asia. First Edition. New York : Routledge, 2022 9780367486747 (DLC) 2021031304 (OCoLC)1275368212 |
| ISBN |
9781003042211 (electronic book) |
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100304221X (electronic book) |
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9781000486605 (electronic book : PDF) |
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1000486605 (electronic book : PDF) |
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9781000486629 (electronic book : EPUB) |
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1000486621 (electronic book : EPUB) |
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9780367486747 |
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0367486741 |
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9781032151021 |
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1032151021 |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9781003042211 doi |
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