Sovereignty, National Interests and the Challenges of Democratization in Bangladesh
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This article examines the clash of values surrounding the process of democratization in Bangladesh and the changing concept of sovereignty in the context of an ongoing crisis of political polarization in the country. In this connection the role of leadership in consensus building for resolving the crisis of national identity and creating an environment conducive to striking a balance between national sovereignty and public interests for integrated development will be critically evaluated. To what extent the process of growing political polarization between the two largest political parties of Bangladesh on the means for attaining national goals can be reversed through appropriate structural and procedural reforms is probed. The question of whether mass education coupled with a constitutionally mandated program of continuing education for policy makers and implementers can be utilized to bring to the surface hidden problems of social and economic injustice, and to raise public consciousness on how to alleviate mass poverty, has been addressed.
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Sovereignty, National Interests and the Challenges of Democratization in Bangladesh
In: Journal of Bangladesh StudiesSearch for other papers by Zillur R. Khan in
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This article examines the clash of values surrounding the process of democratization in Bangladesh and the changing concept of sovereignty in the context of an ongoing crisis of political polarization in the country. In this connection the role of leadership in consensus building for resolving the crisis of national identity and creating an environment conducive to striking a balance between national sovereignty and public interests for integrated development will be critically evaluated. To what extent the process of growing political polarization between the two largest political parties of Bangladesh on the means for attaining national goals can be reversed through appropriate structural and procedural reforms is probed. The question of whether mass education coupled with a constitutionally mandated program of continuing education for policy makers and implementers can be utilized to bring to the surface hidden problems of social and economic injustice, and to raise public consciousness on how to alleviate mass poverty, has been addressed.
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