Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism in Bangladesh
We examine the changing nature of an authoritarian regime, which is emerging from the social and political conditions shaped by the unconsolidated democracy in Bangladesh. Drawing on desk-based research combined with interviews from the field, we argue that the current form of the authoritarian regi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2020
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Politics and religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 431-459 |
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| Summary: | We examine the changing nature of an authoritarian regime, which is emerging from the social and political conditions shaped by the unconsolidated democracy in Bangladesh. Drawing on desk-based research combined with interviews from the field, we argue that the current form of the authoritarian regime in Bangladesh represents the characteristics of competitive authoritarianism. We find that authoritarianism in Bangladesh combines "election manipulation" with three additional social and political mechanisms: "marginalization of political oppositions" leading to the oppositional void, "institutionalization of authoritarian policies," and "co-option of religious leaders." By adding these new mechanisms of authoritarian politics and tracing the links between politics and religion, we aim to expand the theory of competitive authoritarianism and unpack the puzzle of democratic consolidation in Bangladesh. |
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| ISSN: | 1755-0491 |
| Reference: | Errata "Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism in Bangladesh—ERRATUM (2020)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Politics and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1755048320000401 |