Shifting Tides in South Asia
Renewed Hope in Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maya Tudor (0000-0003-1243-4124, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 105-118 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2014.0031 |
| OpenAlex | W2005498381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
The victory of former premier Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (known as the PML-N) over the incumbent Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the 11 May 2013 national elections marks a milestone in Pakistan’s history. During the course of the country’s 66 years as a sovereign state, instability has become the norm, with lurches from fragile democracy to military rule all too common. Against this stark backdrop, the convincing opposition win in a regularly scheduled vote, followed by a smooth handover of office, offers renewed hope that electoral democracy and civilian rule may be on the way to consolidation
Consolidation (business · Democracy · Economics · League · Milestone · Norm (philosophy · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · Victory · History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |