Political parties in South Asia: the challenge of change

Political Parties in South Asia provides a comparative view of the condition, role and functioning of political parties in five countries of the South Asian region: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

It summarizes the South Asian political party landscape presently available in social research; builds on the information collected from 50 parties; provides an image of political parties through interviews with party leaders; identifies the challenges parties face; and suggests paths for the future.

The report represents a systematic effort to understand the internal functioning of parties and how external regulations shape parties and party syste

ISBN: 978-91-85391-93-6
Publisher: International IDEA
Year of Publication: 2007