Application of Seyla Benhabib's Universalist Model of Deliberative Democracy in Baluchistan

Butt, Asad Ejaz (2015): Application of Seyla Benhabib's Universalist Model of Deliberative Democracy in Baluchistan.

Abstract

This paper seeks to map and find structural and functional similarities between Seyla Benhabib's universalist model of Deliberative Democracy as propounded in her book 'Claims of Culture' and the current polity in Pakistan's north-western province, Baluchistan. It also presents pathways and policy frameworks that can facilitate the application of Benhabib's prescriptions in Baluchistan to form a peaceful, inclusive and democratic regime in the province.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Deliberative Democracy, Baluchistan, Ethno-Nationalism.
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z10 - General

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