Politics In South Asia

Author : Siegfried O. Wolf,Jivanta Schöttli,Dominik Frommherz,Kai Fürstenberg,Marian Gallenkamp,Lion König,Markus Pauli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319090870

Get Book

Politics in South Asia by Siegfried O. Wolf,Jivanta Schöttli,Dominik Frommherz,Kai Fürstenberg,Marian Gallenkamp,Lion König,Markus Pauli Pdf

The book introduces central themes that have preoccupied the field of South Asian politics over the last few decades and identifies new, emerging areas of research. Presenting both general political theory and context-specific case studies, the collection draws attention to the methodological challenges of working on an area-specific theme and the importance of generating generalizable insights linked to theory. Hence it will be of interest for political scientists working on South Asian politics as well as on other non-Western societies. The collection represents an unusually broad survey of scholarship emerging from a range of leading academic centres in the field.

Author : Sumit Ganguly
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814731772

Get Book

South Asia by Sumit Ganguly Pdf

In recent years the world’s focus on South Asia has increased dramatically. With the events of 9/11, the detonation of atomic weapons by both India and Pakistan, the discovery of an illicit nuclear proliferation network based in Islamabad, regime change in an unstable Afghanistan, and the rise of India as an economic power, global interest in the region has reached perhaps an all-time high. Leading experts analyze the key strategic, political, and economic issues touching on South Asia and its role in the world in the essays that make up this inaugural volume in the Current History Books Series. Focusing on modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, this authoritative volume provides an overview of the events and trends that have rocked this increasingly volatile region over the past decade. Edited and with an introduction by Sumit Ganguly, a leading expert on the region, this volume provides a critical introduction to South Asia. South Asia also contains current maps as well as a “Recent Chronology of Events” that provides a decade’s worth of information on the region, organized by year and by country. This timely and comprehensive collection of essays provides a definitive account of modern South Asia.

Author : Dev Nath Pathak,Sasanka Perera
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351656139

Get Book

Culture and Politics in South Asia by Dev Nath Pathak,Sasanka Perera Pdf

This volume looks at the politics of communication and culture in contemporary South Asia. It explores languages, signs and symbols reflective of current mythologies that underpin instances of performance in present-day India and its neighbouring countries. From gender performances and stage depictions to protest movements, folk songs to cinematic reconstructions and elections to war-torn regions, the chapters in the book bring the multiple voices embedded within the grand theatre of popular performance and the cultural landscape of the region to the fore. Breaking new ground, this work will prove useful to students and researchers in sociology and social anthropology, art and performance studies, political studies and international relations, communication and media studies and culture studies.

Author : Anastasia Piliavsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107056084

Get Book

Patronage as Politics in South Asia by Anastasia Piliavsky Pdf

Western policymakers, political activists and academics alike see patronage as the chief enemy of open, democratic societies. Patronage, for them, is a corrupting force, a hallmark of failed and failing states, and the obverse of everything that good, modern governance ought to be. South Asia poses a frontal challenge for this consensus. Here the world's most populous, pluralist and animated democracy is also a hotbed of corruption with persistently startling levels of inequality. Patronage as Politics in South Asia confronts this paradox with calm erudition: sixteen essays by anthropologists, historians and political scientists show, from a wide range of cultural and historical angles, that in South Asia patronage is no feudal residue or retrograde political pressure, but a political form vital in its own right. This volume suggests that patronage is no foe to South Asia's burgeoning democratic cultures, but may in fact be their main driving force.

Author : Vernon Hewitt
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0719051223

Get Book

The New International Politics of South Asia by Vernon Hewitt Pdf

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.

Author : Sahana Udupa,Stephen D. McDowell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351972215

Get Book

Media as Politics in South Asia by Sahana Udupa,Stephen D. McDowell Pdf

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.

Author : Vernon Marston Hewitt
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0719033934

Get Book

The International Politics of South Asia by Vernon Marston Hewitt Pdf

Author : Ali Riaz,Zobaida Nasreen,Fahmida Zaman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351118200

Get Book

Political Violence in South Asia by Ali Riaz,Zobaida Nasreen,Fahmida Zaman Pdf

Political violence has remained an integral part of South Asian society for decades. The region has witnessed and continued to encounter violence for achieving political objectives from above and from below. Violence is perpetrated by the state, by non-state actors, and used by the citizens as a form of resistance. Ethnic insurgency, religion-inspired extremism, and ideology-driven hostility are examples of violent acts that have emerged as challenges to the states which have responded with violence in the form of civil war and through violations of human rights disregarding international norms. This book explores various dimensions of political violence in South Asia, namely in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Each chapter either speaks to an important aspect of the political violence or provides an overall picture of the nature and scope of political violence in the respective country. Political violence is understood in the larger sense of political, that is, above and beyond institutions, and also as an integral part of social relationships where social norms and the role of individual agency play seminal roles. The contributions in this book incorporate both institutional and non-institutional dimensions of political violence. Exploring how everyday life in South Asian states and societies is transformed by the engagement with violence through direct and indirect methods, this book adopts an interdisciplinary framework; diverse methods are employed – from ethnographic readings to more macro level analyses. The phenomenon is explored from historical, sociological, and political perspectives. This book will be useful as a supplementary text in courses on South Asian Studies in general and South Asian Politics in particular.

Author : Robert C Oberst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429974847

Get Book

Government and Politics in South Asia by Robert C Oberst Pdf

This comprehensive but accessible text provides students with a systematic introduction to the comparative political study of the leading nations of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The seventh edition is extensively revised and updated, benefiting from the fresh perspective brought on by adding a new author to the team. New material includes discussions of political parties and leaders in India, the Zardari regime and changes to the Pakistani constitution, the rocky relationship between Pakistan and the Obama administration, new prospects and dangers facing Bangladesh, continuing political violence in Sri Lanka, and the troubles facing Nepal as it attempts to draft a new constitution. Organized in parallel fashion to facilitate cross-national comparison, the sections on each nation address several topical areas of inquiry: political culture and heritage, government structure and institutions, political parties and leaders, conflict and resolution, and modernization and development. A statistical appendix provides a concise overview of leading demographic and economic indicators for each country, making Government and Politics in South Asia an invaluable addition to courses on the politics of South Asia

Author : Neil DeVotta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317369738

Get Book

An Introduction to South Asian Politics by Neil DeVotta Pdf

This introductory textbook provides students with a fundamental understanding of the social, political, and economic institutions of six South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It adopts a broad theoretical framework and evaluates the opportunities and constraints facing South Asia’s states within the context of democracy. Key features include: An introduction to the region. The history and political development of these South Asian states, including evaluations of their democratic trajectories. The management of conflict, economic development, and extremist threats. A comparative analysis of the states. Projections concerning democracy taking into consideration the opportunities and constraints facing these countries. This textbook will be an indispensable teaching tool for courses on South Asia. It includes pedagogical features such as political chronologies, political party descriptions, text boxes, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading. Written in an accessible style and by experts on South Asian politics, it offers students of South Asian politics a valuable introduction to an exceedingly diverse region.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9698133070

Get Book

Government and Politics in South Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. C. Johari
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : UCSC:32106010506126

Get Book

Governments and Politics of South Asia by J. C. Johari Pdf

Author : Subrata Kumar Mitra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:30000123131314

Get Book

Politics of Modern South Asia by Subrata Kumar Mitra Pdf

Provides a cross-referenced and easily accessible collection of the best scholarly articles in the field South Asian politics. While each of the four volumes is designed to be self-contained and cohesive, the volumes are linked through the general introduction, cross-referencing, index and a bibliography of further, annotated readings.

Author : Humeira Iqtidar,Tanika Sarkar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108428545

Get Book

Tolerance, Secularization and Democratic Politics in South Asia by Humeira Iqtidar,Tanika Sarkar Pdf

Offers fresh perspectives on the relationship between secularization, tolerance and democracy through a theoretically informed look at South Asian politics.

Author : John Richards,Manzoor Ahmed,Md. Shahidul Islam
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-23
Category : Education and state
ISBN : 9781487522551

Get Book

The Political Economy of Education in South Asia by John Richards,Manzoor Ahmed,Md. Shahidul Islam Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive and accessible treatment of recent academic and policy studies of basic education in South Asia.