Pakistan's stability paradox : domestic, regional and international dimensions / edited by Ashutosh Misra and Michael E. Clarke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Misra, Ashutosh.

Clarke, Michael, 1977-

Series:

Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 49.

Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political stability--Pakistan.

Political stability.

Relations.

Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-1999.

Pakistan.

Politics and government.

Pakistan--Relations--United States.

United States--Relations--Pakistan.

United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 217 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Pakistan, with the second largest Muslim population in the world, is a crucial country in the international system. It is an ally of the United States in the global 'war on terror' but is also regarded as a bastion of some of the most active jihadist organisations. This book highlights and explores the paradoxes that characterise contemporary Pakistan, ranging from the civil-military struggle between the military dictatorship, democracy and Islamism; rising extremism; and a schizophrenic relationship with the US, India and Afghanistan.

The central theme of the book is Pakistan's stability paradox. Commentators and analysts, over recent years, have often suggested that Pakistan was on the verge of state 'failure' or collapse resulting from a number of dilemmas. Yet, remarkably, the Pakistani state has proven to be more resilient. This book identifies not only the factors that contribute to Pakistan's perceived instability, but also those factors that contribute to the state's resilience. The book analyses the drivers of Pakistan's chronic instability and addresses the implications of its current political and security predicaments for regional, international and its own security. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Domestic dimensions 1

1 Pakistan's triadic politics and chronic political instability: is democracy the panacea? / Ashutosh Misra Misra, Ashutosh 3

2 Judicialization of politics and governance in Pakistan: constitutional and political challenges and the role of the Chaudhry Court / Tasneem Kausar Kausar, Tasneem 28

3 What are they teaching them at school nowadays? Understanding hybrid seminaries and Pakistan's social revolution / Aneela Babar Babar, Aneela 46

4 Women, media, equity and equality: the Pakistan context / Tasneem Ahmar Ahmar, Tasneem 62

5 The militants' landscape: Pakistan's Islamist organizations and their impact on the body politic / Muhammad Amir Rana Rana, Muhammad Amir 77

Part II Regional dimensions 89

6 The India-Pakistan peace process / Happymon Jacob Jacob, Happymon 91

7 The state of jihadi organizations in Pakistan and their regional and international links / Ashok K. Behuria Behuria, Ashok K. 107

8 Pakistan-Afghanistan relations / William Maley Maley, William 121

9 The evolution of the Pakistani Taliban / Claude Rakisits Rakisits, Claude 137

Part III International dimensions 153

10 Pakistan-US relations: an inconvenient partnership of convenience / Moeed Yusuf Yusuf, Moeed 155

11 Testing China's rise: China-Pakistan relations / Srikanth Kondapalli Kondapalli, Srikanth 174

12 Pakistan and the 'four faces' of nuclear terrorism: a preliminary assessment / Michael E. Clarke Clarke, Michael E. 190.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415619486

0415619483

OCLC:

668197023