The Changing Dynamics of Civil Military Relations in Pakistan: Soldiers of Development

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Rabia Chaudhry (Forman Christian College, Pakistan)

The Changing Dynamics of Civil Military Relations in Pakistan

Soldiers of Development

Rabia Chaudhry (Forman Christian College, Pakistan)

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Routledge
04 September 2023

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Politics & government; Warfare & defence

Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies

The Changing Dynamics of Civil Military Relations in Pakistan offers a unique insiders’ perspective on the political climate in the country, presenting the challenges established in boundaries of interaction between the state and its military.

This book argues that the prospects of another military coup in Pakistan are minimal because of the military extending its presence in the civil arenas and thus discovering new avenues of concretising its hegemony. Based on primary data sources in the form of interviews with senior military personnel, civil bureaucrats and other relevant technocrats and using military and government publications to verify their claims, the author discusses the military’s previous takeovers and future plans from a defense point of view. The book uncovers how the military has created a space and rationale for itself in non-defense sectors. Providing a first-hand account of why and how the military extends itself beyond proscribed fields of responsibility and their expected outcomes, the book also provides a theoretical context to the military’s hegemonic status using literature on civil military relations in general and Pakistan in particular.

The book uses Pakistan as a case study to show how civil military imbalances in the world over can be re-evaluated. It will be of interest to researchers studying political science, public policy, peace and security studies, governance and institutions, law and South Asian Studies.

By: Rabia Chaudhry (Forman Christian College Pakistan)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032388403
ISBN 10: 1032388404
Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 04 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1. Re-Conceptualising Military Hegemony: How the dynamics of civil-military relations are changing in Pakistan; Chapter 2. Strategic evolution of Pakistan military as a hegemon; Chapter 3. Fauji culture under a ‘development’ umbrella; Chapter 4. Is there an ‘island of excellence’ in Pakistan? Chapter 5. Defence or 'development': Frontier Works Organization – thriving at the crossroads of civil military binaries; Chapter 6. From cornflakes to cement: Fauji Foundation – a business empire or military welfare? Chapter 7. Conclusion

Rabia Chaudhry is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Public Policy and Governance (CPPG), Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) Lahore, Pakistan.