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Informationen zum Autor SUBRATA K. MITRA is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, and a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Dehli. He currently holds the posts of Executive Director of the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg, and President of the Research Committee of the International Sociological Association. MIKE ENSKAT is Policy Consultant with the GTZ, Eschborn, Germany, and former Lecturer in Political Science at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University. CLEMENS SPIESS is Lecturer in Political Science at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University. Klappentext Political parties are recognized as a highly important instrument for the functioning of democratic politics. They are essential for state formation and the intermediation between the state and society. This book is a pioneering attempt to discuss and analyze the complex variations of the party landscape in South Asia. It pays special attention to the evaluation of the role of political parties in the creation of multicultural, pluralist, and democratic societies. The contributions to this volume come from indigenous authors who bear the necessary contextual knowledge needed to analyze the political parties in South Asia. This work helps explain why analytical concepts can provide explanations in some areas of this subject but fail in others. It also argues that the political parties in South Asia should not be assessed only through criteria taken from western experience. The material in this volume is sure to inform academic debate. Zusammenfassung It pays special attention to the evaluation of the role of political parties in the creation of multicultural! pluralist! and democratic societies. The contributions to this volume come from indigenous authors who bear the necessary contextual knowledge needed to analyze the political parties in South Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction by Subrata K. Mitra and Mike Enskat The Indian National Congress: Problems of Survival and Reinvention by Harish Khare The Bharatiya Janata Party: Hindu Nationalism and the Compulsions of Pluralism by Partha S. Ghosh The Communist Party of India (Marxist): From the Rebellion to Governance by Harihar Bhattacharyya The Telugu Desam Party: The Dialectics of Regional Identity and National Politics by Prakash Sarangi The Muslim League: Decline of a National Party by Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema The Pakistan People's Party: The Twin Legacies of Socialism and Dynastic Rule by Sayed Wiqar Ali Shah The MQM of Pakistan: Between Political Party and Ethnic Movement by Mohammed Waseem The Bangladesh Nationalist Party: From Military Rule to the Champion of Democracy by Golam Hossaaine The Awami League: From Charismatic Leadership to Political Party by Gyasuddin Molla The United National Party of Sri Lanka: Reproducing Hegemony by Amita Shastri The Tamil United National Front: Ethnic Hegemony, Unitary State Democracy, and the Dilemma of a Minority Party by C. Yuvi Thangarajah The Nepali Congress: Party Agency and Nation-Building Process by Pancha N. Maharjan The Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist): Ideology at the Crossroads by Ganga Bahadur Thapa and Karl-Heinz Kraemer Epilogue: Rethinking Party Theory in the Light of South Asian Experience by Clemens Spie&Szlig; A Note on the Contributors Bibliography ...
