Violence and the breakdown of the political settlement
An uncertain future for Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5680998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mirza Hassan (BRAC University), Sohela Nazneen (0000-0002-8500-8356, University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 205-223 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14678802.2017.1319695 |
| OpenAlex | W2626391811 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 10 |
We explore the dynamics of the elite political settlement in Bangladesh after the democratic transition in 1991 and its impact on the elite interactions in the arena of competitive electoral democracy. We trace the history of how a political settlement around regime succession developed in the mid-1990s, and then experienced difficulties in multiple stages, and finally broke down in 2011. Violence was instrumentally used, by the ruling elites and the main opposition party, to influence the processes of negotiations around the succession of power. We argue that ‘partyarchy’—where political parties exert informal control of the party through formal processes and institutions—and dynastic rule prevent the political elites from reaching a stable settlement around regime succession. We also show how the changes to the rules of the game around regime succession have led to a qualitative shift in the extent and nature of violence in the political domain, and explore why democratic consolidation remains elusive
Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Ecological succession · Economic system · Economics · Elite · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regime change · Sociology · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |