Pakistan's "Armored" Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aqil Shah (0000-0003-1089-8603, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 26-40 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| 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.2003.0088 |
| OpenAlex | W2038124901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 2 |
Has General Musharraf restored "real" democracy or is civilian rule merely a cover for institutionalizing the military's political dominance? What explains the stunning electoral performance of the religious parties in the country's western provinces of the North West Frontier and Baluchistan? Will their newly found political power affect the state and civil society in Pakistan? If so, how? This essay examines the stateof democracy in Pakistan in the wake of the deeply flawed general elections held in October 2002. The nature of the political party system is discussed, and the prospects for democratization anditsconsolidation, as well as structural reforms, are explored in light of the military's continuing hegemony over the state
Civil society · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Frontier · General election · Hegemony · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Global History, Politics, and Ideology · Irish and British Studies · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |