Does Democracy Have a Future in Pakistan?

IF 4.3 1区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Democracy Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1353/jod.2024.a915347

Ayesha T. Jalal

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Abstract

Abstract: Pakistan marked a watershed in its history on 9 May 2023 with the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, sparking nationwide protests and attacks on state institutions. These events, culminating in Khan's incarceration and a ban from public office, have intensified questions about the future of democracy in Pakistan. Political uncertainties are hardly new in in the country, but the coming together of economic crisis, political strife, and climatic disasters such as drought have sharpened age-old concerns about the country's stability. The chances of a genuine democratic dispensation emerging anytime soon can be ruled out, but if the key institutional stakeholders undertake to work with politicians instead of using, exploiting, and defaming them, Pakistan may well succeed in regaining lost ground and return to at least a semblance of normalcy.

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民主在巴基斯坦有前途吗？

摘要：2023 年 5 月 9 日，巴基斯坦前总理伊姆兰-汗被捕，引发了全国范围的抗议活动和对国家机构的袭击，这标志着巴基斯坦历史上的一个分水岭。这些事件最终导致伊姆兰-汗入狱并被禁止担任公职，加剧了人们对巴基斯坦民主未来的质疑。政治不确定性在巴基斯坦并不新鲜，但经济危机、政治纷争和干旱等气候灾害的叠加，加剧了人们对国家稳定的长期担忧。真正的民主政体不可能很快出现，但如果主要的利益相关机构承诺与政治家合作，而不是利用、剥削和诽谤他们，那么巴基斯坦很可能会收复失地，至少恢复到正常状态。

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Journal of Democracy POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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6.30

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6.50%

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期刊介绍： Since its inception in 1990, the Journal of Democracy has become an influential international forum for scholarly analysis and competing democratic viewpoints. Its articles have been cited in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and widely reprinted in many languages. Focusing exclusively on democracy, the Journal monitors and analyzes democratic regimes and movements in scores of countries around the world. Each issue features a unique blend of scholarly analysis, reports from democratic activists, updates on news and elections, and reviews of important recent books.