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The royal semi-authoritarian democracy of Bhutan / Dhurba Rizal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rizal, Dhurba P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authoritarianism--Bhutan.
- Authoritarianism.
- Democracy--Bhutan.
- Democracy.
- Democratization--Bhutan.
- Democratization.
- Bhutan--Politics and government--21st century.
- Bhutan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (437 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham [Maryland] : Lexington Books, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ""Bhutan represents a political system which coalesces the rhetorical acquiescence of democracy with illiberal authoritarian attributes under the former royalist shadow. The camouflage of this kind of authoritarian regime is not yet a democracy but is instead a new form of semi-authoritarian "Jigmecracy"; an old Jigme system with new labels.""
- Contents:
- Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; Acronyms; Introduction. Understanding the Contours of Democracy, Methodology, and Structure; Chapter One. Social Structures, Historical Background, Regime Typology, and Economic Landscape of Bhutan; Chapter Two. A Perspective on the Wind of Political Dissents, Democratic Struggles, and Mobilizing Resistance to the Authoritarian Royal Regime; Chapter Three. State Repression, Social Control, and Civil Resistance; Chapter Four. The Mirages of Royal Semi-Authoritarian Jigmecracy without Democratization
- Chapter Five. The Politics behind the Curtain of Royal DemocracyChapter Six. Rhetoric of Monarchical Liberalization: Cautionary Notes on Democratic Prospects; Chapter Seven. Balancing Defense of Higher Universal Values and Interests: The Shift of India's Approach to Democracy Promotion; Chapter Eight. Restructuring New Democratic Architecture from the Wheels of Monarchy and Conservative Elites to the Webs of Bhutanese Citizens; Conclusion; Glossary of Bhutanese Expressions; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-0748-4
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