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Título: A State of Transition: Authoritarianism and Democratization in Pakistan
Autores: Shaikh, Riaz Ahmed
Fecha: 2009-11-11
Publicador: Asia Journal of Global Studies
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Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Tema: No aplica
Descripción: Among the more fascinating themes in contemporary South Asia has been the "success" of democracy in India and its "failure" in neighboring Pakistan. Yet studies of democratic politics in India and the military-dominated authoritarian state in Pakistan have rarely addressed why a common British colonial legacy led to apparently contrasting patters of political development in post-independence South Asia. Pakistan came into existence in 1947 as a parliamentary democracy, but in 1954 the government was dissolved and the path was opened for the military rule that has characterized much of Pakistan's history. Four direct military interventions (1958-69), (1969-71), (1977-88), and (1999-2008) and the introduction of four constitutions highlight Pakistan's tumultuous relationship with its military and society's inconsistency in rule of law. This paper discusses the conflicts and crises attached to the political process of Pakistan while the country's polity is in a state of transition from an authoritarian to a democratic order, concluding that democratization is a highly fragile process in Pakistan that requires continued vigilance and further reforms to prevent a regression to previous anti-democratic political patterns.
Idioma: Inglés