Shifting Tides in South Asia
Bhutan’s Deferential Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Muni (corresponding author), S D Muni (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 158-163 |
| 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.2014.0027 |
| OpenAlex | W1968102541 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
The small eastern Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has in recent years moved, under royal guidance, from absolute monarchy to constitutionalism and a regime that might be called “top-down democracy.” But royal initiatives in favor of constitutional democracy have not been driven solely by selfless enlightenment. Instead, the monarchy is best understood as acting prudently in reaction to pressures emanating both from Bhutanese society and from a demanding regional environment dominated by the two huge neighbors that completely surround tiny Bhutan: China and India
Absolute monarchy · China · Constitutional monarchy · Constitutionalism · Democracy · Enlightenment · Monarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Law · Philosophy · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |