Parties and Political Change in South Asia
Author:   James Chiriyankandath
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367739201


Pages:   196
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   James Chiriyankandath
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780367739201


ISBN 10:   0367739208
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Parties and political change in South Asia 2. Losing the connection: party-voter linkages in Pakistan 3. Elite formation within a political party: the case of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham 4. Class, nation and religion: changing nature of Akali Dal politics in Punjab, India 5. Incumbency, internal processes and renomination in Indian parties 6. Women candidates and party nomination trends in India – evidence from the 2009 general election 7. Parties, political decay, and democratic regression in Sri Lanka 8. Elite patronage over party democracy – high politics in Sri Lanka following independence

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Parties and Political Change provides a good overview of the various dynamics of South Asian political parties and would make a good introduction for new readers. -- Kalpana Jha, Social Science BAHA, Kathmandu, Nepal


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James Chiriyankandath is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, and Co-Editor of the journal Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. Having previously worked at the universities of Hull, London Guildhall and London Metropolitan, he has taught, researched and published on the politics of South Asia (especially India) for over two decades.

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