INDIAN AND PAKISTANI REGIME TRAJECTORIES: SOCIAL HIERARCHY AND MAJORITY RELIGION’S PUBLIC PRESENCE VERSUS DEMOCRACY

The hierarchical organisation of society and the lack of distinction between the public and private sphere in Islam and Hinduism are cultural features of India and Pakistan that seem inconsistent with democracy. Reservation policy and the recognition of the most popular regional languages both demo...

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Main Author: Agnieszka Nitza-Makowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance 2020-12-01
Series:Politics and Religion
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Online Access:http://www.politicsandreligionjournal.com/index.php/prj/article/view/365