The Politics Of Extremism In South Asia

Author : Deepa M. Ollapally
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521699126

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The Politics of Extremism in South Asia by Deepa M. Ollapally Pdf

South Asia is home to a range of extremist groups from the jihadists of Pakistan to the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka. In the popular mind, extremism and terrorism are invariably linked to ethnic and religious factors. Yet the dominant history of South Asia is notable for tolerance and co-existence, despite highly plural societies. Deepa Ollapally examines extremist groups in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Northeast India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to offer a fresh perspective on the causes of extremism. What accounts for its rise in societies not historically predisposed to extremism? What determines the winners and losers in the identity struggles in South Asia? What tips the balance between more moderate versus extremist outcomes? The book argues that politics, inter-state and international relations often play a more important role in the rise of extremism in South Asia than religious identity, poverty, and state repression.

Author : Sadia Nasir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Caste
ISBN : UOM:39015057620414

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Rise of Extremism in South Asia by Sadia Nasir Pdf

Author : Imran Ahmed,Zahid Shahab Ahmed,Howard Brasted,Shahram Akbarzadeh
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9811668469

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Religion, Extremism and Violence in South Asia by Imran Ahmed,Zahid Shahab Ahmed,Howard Brasted,Shahram Akbarzadeh Pdf

This book sheds light on religiously motivated extremism and violence in South Asia, a phenomenon which ostensibly poses critical and unique challenges to the peace, security and governance not only of the region, but also of the world at large. The book is distinctive in-so-far as it reexamines conventional wisdom held about religious extremism in South Asia and departs from the literature which centres its analyses on Islamic militancy based on the questions and assumptions of the West’s ‘war on terror’. This volume also offers a comprehensive analysis of new extremist movements and how their emergence and success places existing theoretical frameworks in the study of religious extremism into question. It further examines topical issues including the study of social media and its impact on the evolution and operation of violent extremism. The book also analyses grassroots and innovative non-state initiatives aimed to counter extremist ideologies. Through case studies focusing on Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this collection examines extremist materials, methods of political mobilisation and recruitment processes and maps the interconnected nature of sociological change with the ideological transformations of extremist movements.

Author : Mufleh R. Osmany,Shaheen Afroze
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015076854051

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Religious Militancy and Security in South Asia by Mufleh R. Osmany,Shaheen Afroze Pdf

Author : Shafi Md Mostofa
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811974052

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Dynamics of Violent Extremism in South Asia by Shafi Md Mostofa Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted dimensions of violent extremist groups in South Asia, attending especially to the relationships between the local and regional forces influencing their emergence and activities. In addition, research in the book shows how political, security-sensitive events and processes are framed, and the factors responsible for such framing. Similarly, it discusses prevalent discourses on anti-violent extremism policy and the on-the-ground militarized preventive/reactive interventions they guide, which are inspired by ideologies that increasingly reflect controversial understandings of the experiences of people within conditions of state fragility. In doing so, the book balances attention to local conditions that frame the rise and fall, or persistency, of incidences of violent extremism. The systems-based ecological framing of issues in the book is influenced by a concern for the broader questions of securitization, global governance, poverty, (under)development, and armed conflicts in South Asia.

Author : Imran Ahmed,Zahid Shahab Ahmed,Howard Brasted,Shahram Akbarzadeh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811668470

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Religion, Extremism and Violence in South Asia by Imran Ahmed,Zahid Shahab Ahmed,Howard Brasted,Shahram Akbarzadeh Pdf

This book sheds light on religiously motivated extremism and violence in South Asia, a phenomenon which ostensibly poses critical and unique challenges to the peace, security and governance not only of the region, but also of the world at large. The book is distinctive in-so-far as it reexamines conventional wisdom held about religious extremism in South Asia and departs from the literature which centres its analyses on Islamic militancy based on the questions and assumptions of the West’s ‘war on terror’. This volume also offers a comprehensive analysis of new extremist movements and how their emergence and success places existing theoretical frameworks in the study of religious extremism into question. It further examines topical issues including the study of social media and its impact on the evolution and operation of violent extremism. The book also analyses grassroots and innovative non-state initiatives aimed to counter extremist ideologies. Through case studies focusing on Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this collection examines extremist materials, methods of political mobilisation and recruitment processes and maps the interconnected nature of sociological change with the ideological transformations of extremist movements.

Author : S. D. Muni
Publisher : Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015069199530

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Responding to Terrorism in South Asia by S. D. Muni Pdf

Published in association with Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo Even though South Asia had a long and diverse experience of dealing with terrorism, post 9/11 a sense of urgency and seriousness has been reinforced with regard to it at the global level. The focus in this timely volume is on the strategic evolved by the South Asian states in responding to the challenge of terrorism. It is inevitable, however, that while looking at the strategies, essential characteristics of terrorism are also understood and explained as the nature of terrorism faced in each of the South Asian countries has its own specific aspects. The study is divided into two sections. In the first section, the way in which each of the South Asian states have responded to terrorism. Has been studied carefully. In the second section, some of the comparative aspects of the region perspective, such as the role of civil societies, consequences of strategies pursued, role of the third parties, and political economy of terrorism and responding strategies have been taken up for discussion and analysis. There is also a data paper on South Asian terrorism included at the end. Contributors include Ajay Sahni, Samina Ahmed, Abul Kalam, Ayesha Siddiqa, Deepak Thapa among many others.

Author : Ali Riaz,Zobaida Nasreen,Fahmida Zaman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351118200

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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 : Niranjan Dass
Publisher : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : South Asia
ISBN : 8175330988

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Terrorism and Militancy in South Asia by Niranjan Dass Pdf

This book reviews the terrorist environment in South Asia, concentrating on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, but also including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

Author : Ali Riaz,Zobaida Nasreen,Fahmida Zaman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1351118226

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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 : Sumit Ganguly,Dinshaw Mistry
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815738855

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Enduring and Emerging Issues in South Asian Security by Sumit Ganguly,Dinshaw Mistry Pdf

Analyzing regional challenges and their implications for U.S. foreign policy This book is an impressive overview of security and governance issues in South Asia and their implications for U.S. foreign policy in the region. The focus is on major enduring issues that include India-Pakistan relations, India-China relations, conventional forces, and nuclear weapons. The book's contributors also tackle a number of often underexplored issues, including democratic backsliding in India, authoritarian hardening in China, and the international ramifications of both. The impact of Pakistan's political culture on democracy, and the insurgency in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, along with examinations of the internal security challenges in Nepal, Bangladesh, and the Maldives provide lessons for other states on how to counterviolent extremism and insurgencies related to identity and marginalization. Anyone interested in South Asian security and U.S. policy toward the region will be rewarded with new insights on these topics, written by academics and analysts specializing in the issues. The chapter authors were close colleagues or advisees of long-time Brookings Institution senior fellow Stephen Philip Cohen. Cohen was the first American scholar to work on South Asian security studies. He largely defined the field, trained and mentored many of its leading analysts, and was himself its most experienced and insightful scholar-practitioner until his death in 2019. This book is dedicated to Cohen in recognition of his contributions to scholarship and policymaking on South Asia.

Author : P. R. Kumaraswamy,Ian Copland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317967729

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South Asia by P. R. Kumaraswamy,Ian Copland Pdf

Since the partition of the subcontinent along communal lines, political violence has increased in South Asia. Terrorism is one such manifestation of this violence. This book witnesses serious assessment of various aspects of terrorism that are affecting South Asia as eight scholars of international repute take a closer look at the problem. These essays discuss how terrorist activity in the region during the past few decades can be directly linked to religion-centric violence. Apart from other events, this book looks at prolonged terrorism in Punjab; militancy in Kashmir; ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka; insurgency in northest India; Maoist insurgency in Nepal; and sectarian conflict in Pakistan.

Author : Imtiaz Ahmed
Publisher : Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015066831614

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Understanding Terrorism in South Asia by Imtiaz Ahmed Pdf

Terrorism Is Now An Over-Defined Concept With The State, Intellectuals, Dissenters, And Anti-State Activitivists Constantly Battling Out Its Meaning. The Understanding Of Terrorism In South Asia Cannot Remain Immune From The Global Discourse Of Violence And Terror. The Authors Of This Volume, Albeit In The Light Od Their Own Scholarly Pursuits, Have Tried To Make Sense Of The South Asian Situation By Going Beyond The Statist Discourses Of Our Time. Contributors Include Nira Wickramsinghe, Ranabir Samaddar, Jehan Perera, Shahedul Anam Khan, Sanjoy Hazarika Among Many Others.

Author : Omprakash Mishra,Sucheta Ghosh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
ISBN : UOM:39015052957662

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Terrorism and Low Intensity Conflict in South Asian Region by Omprakash Mishra,Sucheta Ghosh Pdf

Terrorism and low intensity conflicts are not new in South Asia but the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States suddenly gave the events a new dimension. From regional considerations, terrorism acquired global connotation and in this changed perspective, South Asian terrorism and low intensity conflicts needed to be explored afresh. The geographical region covered by the book includes predominantly the member countries of SAARC, Afghanistan and Myanmar, as also specific case studies including a few instances of terrorist activities from beyond the region. The papers analyse the societal, political and economic factors responsible for the rise and salience of terrorism; the challenges posed by terrorism and low intensity conflict on peace, stability and security of the nation-states and people; the international, regional and national regime against terrorism and perpetrators of mass violence; the motives, ideologies, strategies and activities of various non-state armed groups in South Asia; and thereby contribute toward meaningful policy options in tackling terrorism and activities of armed groups.

Author : Mubashar Hasan,Kenji Isezaki,Sameer Yasir
Publisher : Sage Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9353882206

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Radicalization in South Asia by Mubashar Hasan,Kenji Isezaki,Sameer Yasir Pdf

Presents a timely discourse to engage with issues of radicalization in South Asia and offers a diverse overview of radicalization and de-radicalization across South Asian societies.