Democratic transition in Bhutan : political contests as moral battles /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kinga, Sonam (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Subjects:	Bhutan > Politics and government > 21st century. Democracy > Bhutan. Democratization > Bhutan. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Revisiting Theories of Kingship and Democratic Transition
The Constitution: Royal Gift or Public Responsibility? Setting the Discourse for
Democracy
Election Commission and Electoral Laws: Oscillating between "Rational" and
"Magical" Modes
Mock Elections: The Practice of an Idea
National Council Elections: A National Idiom for Conducting Local Arguments
Assembly Elections as Moral Battle: Moralizing of Politics
Electoral Costs and Losses: Miscalculation, Misinformation and Misunderstanding
Powerless Government? Contesting Royal Prerogatives and Projects
Convention of 19 July '13: Manifesting Affective Polarisation
The Monarch above Politics: Kingship and Democratic Consolidation
Disjunction, Continuity and Transformation.