Over the past seven decades and more, political parties have become an essential feature of the political landscape of the South Asian subcontinent, serving bot
This book provides a systematic exploration of party system change. By applying the concept of political entrepreneurship and using a detailed case study of the
The book introduces central themes that have preoccupied the field of South Asian politics over the last few decades and identifies new, emerging areas of resea
The countries of Southeast Asia continue to change, evolve and chart courses that sometimes leave outside observers puzzled. Politics in Contemporary Southeast
With one-fifth of the global population, South Asia is the largest democratic region in the world today even though military rule and monarchy still exist in ce