Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy
In South Asia, entrenched social and political cleavages involving Muslims or particular groups of Muslims have shaped state efforts to address the global Covid-19 pandemic: Hindu nationalists blamed Muslims for introducing the virus to India; anti-Covid lockdowns extended severe constraints on civi...
| Publié dans: | The review of faith & international affairs |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2021
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The review of faith & international affairs
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Südasien
/ Politique sanitaire
/ Covid-19
/ Pandémie
/ Islam
/ Hindouisme
/ Conflit religieux
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions BJ Islam BK Hindouisme KBM Asie ZB Sociologie ZC Politique en général |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Afghanistan
B Pakistan B Covid-19 B Kashmir B Democracy B Emergency B India |
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| Résumé: | In South Asia, entrenched social and political cleavages involving Muslims or particular groups of Muslims have shaped state efforts to address the global Covid-19 pandemic: Hindu nationalists blamed Muslims for introducing the virus to India; anti-Covid lockdowns extended severe constraints on civil liberties in Muslim-majority Kashmir; anti-state mullahs protested public-health restrictions in Pakistan; Taliban insurgents used the virus as a pretext to delegitimize Afghanistan’s elected government. If one pattern has prevailed across South Asia, however, it is a pattern pushing away from democratic forms of legitimacy: persistent and uneven applications of emergency power, in particular, have weakened the outlook for democracy. |
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| ISSN: | 1931-7743 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2021.1874164 |