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An Introduction to South Asian Politics
This introductory textbook provides students with a fundamental understanding of the social, political, and economic institutions of six South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It adopts a broad theoretical framework and evaluates the opportunities and constraints facing South Asias states within the context of democracy.
Key features include:
- An introduction to the region.
- The history and political development of these South Asian states, including evaluations of their democratic trajectories.
- The management of conflict, economic development, and extremist threats.
- A comparative analysis of the states.
- Projections concerning democracy taking into consideration the opportunities and constraints facing these countries.
This textbook will be an indispensable teaching tool for courses on South Asia. It includes pedagogical features such as political chronologies, political party descriptions, text boxes, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading. Written in an accessible style and by experts on South Asian politics, it offers students of South Asian politics a valuable introduction to an exceedingly diverse region.
Neil DeVotta is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University. His research interests include South Asian security and politics, ethnicity and nationalism, and democratic transition and consolidation. He is the author of Blowback: Linguistic Nationalism, Institutional Decay, and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (2004) and the editor of Understanding Contemporary India, Second Edition (2010). He is currently at work on From Civil War to Soft Authoritarianism: Ethnonationalism and Democratic Regression in Sri Lanka (Routledge, 2017).
This engaging and nuanced volume provides a comprehensive and balanced survey of the region and countries of South Asia. The well-researched and written state of the art chapters make this an indispensable resource for students, researchers, and laypersons.
Shalendra D. Sharma, Professor in the Department of Politics, University of San Francisco, USA
An Introduction to South Asian Politics provides a timely assessment of democratic development in the region. Neil DeVotta has assembled a group of experts who each provide an excellent account of their case. As well as providing comprehensive background coverage the chapters are leavened by perceptive insights based on the authors specialist research. Readers will get a solid understanding of how the states of South Asia are changing and how they are integrated at the regional level.
Andrew Wyatt, Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, UK
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Contents
NEIL DEVOTTA
JASON KIRK
ANAS MALIK
ALI RIAZ
NEIL DEVOTTA
PRAKASH ADHIKARI AND MAHENDRA LAWOTI
VIKASH YADAV
NEIL DEVOTTA
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Prakash Adhikari teaches political science at Central Michigan University. His research lies at the intersection of comparative and international politics, focusing particularly on armed conflict, forced migration, and transitional justice, with a regional focus on South Asia. He has done extensive fieldwork in Nepal funded by the National Science Foundation. He has published in International Studies Quarterly and Journal of Conflict Resolution and presented his research at various national and international conferences.
Neil DeVotta is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University. His research interests include South Asian security and politics, ethnicity and nationalism, ethnic conflict resolution, and democratic transition and consolidation. He is the author of Blowback: Linguistic Nationalism, Institutional Decay, and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka (2004) and editor of Understanding Contemporary India , Second Edition (2010). He is currently at work on a book titled, From Civil War to Soft Authoritarianism: Ethnonationalism and Democratic Regression in Sri Lanka .
Jason Kirk is Associate Professor of Political Science at Elon University in North Carolina. He previously taught at Virginia Military Institute and the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of India and the World Bank: The Politics of Aid and Influence (2011). His articles have appeared in India Review , Foreign Policy Analysis , and other journals. His research and teaching interests encompass Indias democratic politics, economic reforms, international relations, and role in global governance.
Mahendra Lawoti is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Western Michigan University. He is a regular contributor for the Kathmandu Post and Kantipur dailies, an article editor for Sage Open , a board member of the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, and advisor to several non-profit organizations in Nepal and the United States. His research covers democratization, political institutions, ethnic politics, and socio-political mobilizations in Nepal and South Asia. He has authored, co-authored, edited, and co-edited 10 books and published numerous book chapters, opinion pieces, and journal articles in Asian Survey , Commonwealth and Comparative Politics , Democratization , Himalaya , and Journal of Democracy .
Anas Malik is Associate Professor of Political Science at Xavier University, Affiliated Faculty with the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University since Spring 2012, and author of Political Survival in Pakistan (2011). His research interests are in political economy, political Islam, and development, and his current research project considers polycentric governance and political Islam with respect to constitutional challenges in Pakistan.
Ali Riaz is University Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University. He previously taught at universities in Bangladesh, England, and South Carolina. He also worked as a broadcast journalist at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service in London. His research interests include Islamist politics, South Asian politics, community development, and political economy of media. He is the author of Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia (2008); Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web (2008); Unfolding State: The Transformation of Bangladesh (2005); and God Willing: The Politics of Islamism in Bangladesh (2004). His recently edited volumes are Religion and Politics in South Asia (2010) and Political Islam and Governance in Bangladesh (2010). He is the editor of biannual journal Studies on Asia and has also served as a consultant to various international organizations, including the UNDP, DFID, SSRC, and BTI.
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