China The Long Read: Book review of ‘The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History’ April 1, 2020 0 Image credit: National Library of China - Beijing by IQRemix/Flickr; licence CC BY-SA 2.0. Written by Zhidong Hao. The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History is…
Asia A most dangerous interaction effect in India October 24, 2019 1 Image Credit: India/China Border by BentheCM/ Flickr; Licence: Public Domain Written by Sten Widmalm. What threatens India’s democracy the most? The Hindu nationalist wave led…
Democracy Trouble in the Blue Camp September 23, 2019 0 Image credit: 韓國瑜市長就職現場 by 文進 葉/ Flickr, license: CC BY-SA 2.0 Written by J. Michael Cole. This article is republished from Taiwan Sentinel. Read the original article. Within a matter…
Asia From ‘party-centric’ to ‘nation-centric’ democracy in Pakistan June 17, 2019 2 Written by Maryam Mastoor. Image Credit: Wasif Malik /Flickr, Licence CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Following the elections of 2018, this marks the second time since 1958 that Pakistan…
Bangladesh How do South Asians see democracy and authoritarianism? May 13, 2019 0 Written by Sandeep Shastri. Drawing richly from the State of Democracy in South Asia Report, this article assesses the concerns and expectations of citizens of…
Asia Excerpts from a voter’s notebook: Manifesto destiny May 7, 2019 0 Written by Swarna Rajagopalan In the first week of April 2019, the Congress Party released a manifesto it had spent months preparing in consultation with…
Asia A politics of hope: The new generation of Thai politicians February 22, 2019 0 Written by Thannapat Jarernpanit. Having been postponed four times by the ruling military junta, a general election will be held in Thailand on 24 March…
Democracy How far can momentum take Rahul Gandhi’s Congress? January 16, 2019 0 Written by Andrew Whitehead. The Indian National Congress is entering an election year with that most valuable of political commodities: momentum. The party’s performance in…
Elections Missed opportunities: time is running out for the Indian government to pass legislative gender quotas bill November 7, 2018 0 Written by Carole Spary. India’s next national election is due in summer 2019, when more than 800 million voters will again exercise their power to…
Elections Pakistan elections; one step forward two steps back? September 12, 2018 0 Written by Bimal Adhikari and Laila Farooq Pakistan’s third consecutive democratic transition was marred by charges of rigging and manipulation; a recurring familiarity in the…
