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In August 2024, Bangladesh embarked on a democratic transition after the spectacular downfall of a personalistic autocracy following a popular uprising that began in July. Three earlier endeavors to consolidate the country’s democracy failed to reach the desired destination. Will Bangladesh succeed this time around? More broadly, what are the challenges to democratic transition? Who are the primary actors? A Fractured Path responds to these questions, drawing on the experiences of countries that succeeded or failed in this transition in the past half-century. Lucidly written, intensely probing and deeply engrossing, this book is a must-read for those who are interested in Bangladeshi politics, whether as academics, policymakers, or activists. Those who study democratic transitions elsewhere will also find the book immensely helpful.
Ali Riaz
Ali Riaz is a distinguished professor of political science at Illinois State University in the USA, a non-resident senior fellow of the Atlantic Council, and the President of the American Institute of Bangladesh (AIBS). He has served as the chair of Bangladesh’s Constitution Reform Commission and currently is serving as the vice chair of the National Consensus Commission. His recent publications include the acclaimed book, More Than Meets the Eye, published by the UPL, Pathways of Autocratization: The Tumultuous Journey of Bangladeshi Politics (2023) and a co-authored book, How Autocrats Rise: Sequences of Democratic Backsliding (2023).
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