POL328Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Benazir Bhutto, Islamic Democracy, Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Document Summary
Institutions and politics interact with each other: what can the performance of political parties tell us about the strengths and weaknesses in. In 2014, bjp won the majority of seats in parliament and before that they were always coalition government. 1989 in party is strongly linked to party functioning and party competition: ethnic outbidding came from 1950s, heightening of individual of personality [personalistic politics] Jamaati-i-islami: key party of the right, alliances with bnp conflict with al, war crimes tribunal. Jatiya party formed by ershad core of defectors from bnp and smaller parties ideologically similar to bnp: private sector, bangladeshi nationalism, role of islam, had considerable electoral presence at certain times. Political parties in pakistan: muslim league founding party of pakistan. Jamaati-i-islami long standing representation of religious right in pakistan but limited electoral strength calls for adoption of more islamic practices into the state: existence of party organization, mqm strength among lower middle class, party that represents mohajir interests.
