The Issues & Challenges of Diversity in Contemporary Pakistan
Is Consociational Democracy a Viable Solution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3036145 |
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| Authors | Samina Noor (Islamia University of Bahawalpur, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 401-413 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Siberian Federal University Humanities & Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1997-1370 • E-ISSN: 2313-6014 |
| Publisher | Siberian Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.17516/1997-1370-2015-8-3-401-413 |
| OpenAlex | W2463417070 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Pakistan now days facing many issues and challenges which pose threats to stability and democratization, and ethnicity one of them.In this research we analysis how ethnic diversity damages the roots of democracy in contemporary Pakistan.Does Pakistan need to implement and preserve Consociational theory to practice democracy?If therefore, what Consociational measures would be more likely to accommodate ethnic minorities?This research paper attempts to answer these questions looking thoroughly at the ethnic composition of Pakistan, the role and strength of the Pakistani Federation towards managing of diversity, and the measures of power sharing presented by Lijphart' s Consociational democracy
Democracy · Diversity (politics · Political science · Politics · Belt and Road Initiative · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Highly cited | No |
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