Parties and Political Change in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parties and Political Change in South Asia write by James Chiriyankandath. This book was released on 2016-04-14. Parties and Political Change in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the past seven decades and more political parties have become an essential feature of the political landscape of the South Asian subcontinent, serving both as a conduit and product of the tumultuous change the region has experienced. Yet they have not been the focus of sustained scholarly attention. This collection focuses on different aspects of how major parties have been agents of - and subject to - change in three South Asian states (India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), examining some of the apparent paradoxes of politics in the subcontinent and covering issues such as gender, religion, patronage, clientelism, political recruitment and democratic regression. Recurring themes are the importance of personalities (and the corresponding neglect of institutionalisation) and the lack of pluralism in intraparty affairs, factors that render parties and political systems vulnerable to degeneration. This book was published as a special issue of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.
Political Change in South Asia
Political Change in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Change in South Asia write by Myron Weiner. This book was released on 1963. Political Change in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.
Political Parties in South Asia
Political Parties in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Parties in South Asia write by K. C. Suri. This book was released on 2007. Political Parties in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With one-fifth of the global population, South Asia is the largest democratic region in the world today even though military rule and monarchy still exist in certain countries. Political parties have played an active role in decolonization, freedom struggles and social change in the region and have been responsible for marrying democracy with development and social justice. Yet research shows that 40 per cent of the population in South Asia do not trust political parties, while only 11 per cent of those surveyed express great trust. Political Parties in South Asia: The Challenge of Change provides a comparative view of the conditions, roles and functioning of political parties in five countries of the South Asian region ¡ Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The publication builds on empirical information collected from 49 parties and addresses the challenges of politics as experienced by the key political actors themselves: the political parties. In addition, it includes practical recommendations for reforms in the party domain. By providing comparative information, this International IDEA publication aims to stimulate debate on the challenges faced by political parties in South Asia. It is especially aimed at political parties, scholars, policy makers and democracy assistance organizations working for political reform in South Asia.
Media as Politics in South Asia
Media as Politics in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Media as Politics in South Asia write by Sahana Udupa. This book was released on 2017-07-14. Media as Politics in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The dramatic expansion of the media and communications sector since the 1990s has brought South Asia on the global scene as a major center for media production and consumption. This book is the first overview of media expansion and its political ramifications in South Asia during these years of economic reforms. From the puzzling liberalization of media under military dictatorship in Pakistan to the brutal killings of journalists in Sri Lanka, and the growing influence of social media in riots and political protests in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, the chapters analyse some of the most important developments in the media fields of contemporary South Asia. Attentive to colonial histories as well as connections within and beyond South Asia in the age of globalization, the chapters combine theoretically grounded studies with original empirical research to unravel the dynamics of media as politics. The chapters are organized around the three frames of participation, control and friction. They bring to the fore the double edged nature of publicity and containment inherent in media, thereby advancing postcolonial perspectives on the massive media transformation underway in South Asia and the global South more broadly. For the first time bringing together the cultural, regulatory and social aspects of media expansion in a single perspective, this interdisciplinary book fills the need for overview and analytical studies on South Asian media.
The New International Politics of South Asia
The New International Politics of South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New International Politics of South Asia write by Vernon Hewitt. This book was released on 1997-09-15. The New International Politics of South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Revised and substantially updated, The new international politics of South Asia argues that the politics of the individual states of South Asia cannot be understood without reference to the regional and international context. The author emphasises the need to consider rapid political, social and economic change in the context of debates over ethnic identity and changes within the international system following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Recent changes have opened up new opportunities for the region, but have also exposed specific weaknesses. The author discusses India’s evolving relationship with the international economic system, economic reforms in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as key issues such as the regional position on the NPT treaty, the Comprehensive Test Ban treaty, environmental issues, and the post-Cold War world order.
