Peace studies & conflict resolution
Will the Long March to Democracy in Pakistan Finally Succeed?
by Sheila Fruman
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Pakistan has endured a cycle of alternating democratic and military rule since independence. In 2007 and 2008, a mass movement of political parties and civil society succeeded in ousting General Pervez Musharraf, opening the way for a consolidation of democracy in Pakistan. Since Musharraf’s ousting, however, several obstacles have emerged to creating sustained democratic rule. This report assesses the prospects for democracy in Pakistan and what the government, civil society, media, and international community can do to improve them.
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Sheila Fruman was the resident senior country director for Pakistan for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) from March 2006 to April 2010. Based in Islamabad during this eventful period, she worked extensively with political parties, senior political leaders, and civil society groups supporting democratic development, political party strengthening, and free and fair elections. She also worked in Balochistan and the federally administered tribal areas (FATA), bringing together key stakeholders on issues in those regions. This report builds on her professional and personal experience in the country and was motivated by her close observation of and interest in the lawyers’ movement (2007–08) and the lead-up to the 2008 parliamentary elections. She continued to be active in the postelection democratization process until her departure from Pakistan in 2010. Fruman has written this report in her personal capacity and the views expressed are solely her own.
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- Publisher United States Institute of Peace
- Publication Date July 2011
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781601273420
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Pages36
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- SeriesPeaceworks
- Series Part73
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