This year has been turbulent for Pakistan. New schisms & reconfigurations have emerged between Pakistan’s military and sections of the civilian political elite, in a context marked by populist mobilisation. Beyond elite power tussles, how can we understand the present crisis of political authority? What are the sociological roots of resurgent authoritarianism and populism; and what are the possibilities for democratic struggles afforded by the current moment?
SPEAKERS
~ Dr Mahvish Ahmad (@mahvishahmad) is Assistant Professor in Human Rights and Politics in the Department of Sociology, LSE, and Co-Director of LSE Human Rights.
~ Dr Asha Amirali (@AshaAmirali), an LSE alumnus, is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath.
~ Dr Yasser Kureshi (@Y2Kureshi) is Departmental Lecturer in South Asian Studies at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford.
~ Dr Ayyaz Mallick is Lecturer in Human Geography in the Department of Geography & Planning, University of Liverpool.
DISCUSSANT
~ Dr Umair Javed (@umairjav), an LSE alumnus, is British Academy Visiting Fellow at the LSE South Asia Centre, and Assistant Professor in Politics & Sociology at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan.
CHAIR
~ Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE).
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