1st Edition

Democratic Transition and Security in Pakistan

Edited By Shaun Gregory Copyright 2016
318 Pages
by Routledge

318 Pages
by Routledge

318 Pages
by Routledge

This volume examines the trajectory of Pakistan’s democratic transition and the implications of this change for its security. In May 2013, for the first time in its 66-year history, Pakistan saw an elected government complete a full term in office and transfer power through the ballot box to another civilian government. At this important moment in Pakistan’s history, this collection brings... Read more

Introduction: Democratic Transition and Security in Pakistan, Shaun Gregory 1. Democratic Transition and Security in Pakistan: Historical Perspectives, Ian Talbot 2. Pakistan's Modernism: A Hybrid Theocracy, Ayesha Siddiqa 3. Democratic Transition and Civil-military Relations in Pakistan: The Limits of Theory, Shaun Gregory 4. From Boom to Bust: Economic Growth and Security in Pakistan 2003-2013, Matthew McCartney 5. Pushtun Identity Formation and Taliban Politics: Grand Narratives and the Contemporary Searchlight, Iftikhar Malik 6. The Taliban and the ‘Pakistani Reservoir’: On the Importance of the Afghan Community in Pakistan for the Taliban’s Military Effort, Antonio Giustozzi 7. Kashmir and its Regional Context, Self-determination and Prospects for Peace, Victoria Schofield 8. Mapping the Politics of Ahmadi Exclusion and the Rise of Khatam-i-Nubuwwat in Pakistan, Tahir Kamran 9. Pakistan-Indian Pathways to South Asian Peace, Ishtiaq Ahmad 10. India's Perspectives: Tensions and Talks, Rahul Roy-Chaudhury 11.Post-Election Blues: Pakistan-US Relations and Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Yunas Samad 12. Democratic Transition and Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons, Bhumitra Chakma Conclusion, Shaun Gregory

Biography

Shaun Gregory is Director of the Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU) and Director of the Durham Global Security Institute (DGSI), School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK. He is co-editor of Pakistan: State and Society in Flux (Routledge 2013).