Spiraling towards autocratic abyss: The turbulent journey of Bangladesh
South Asia Reading Group
March 29, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location
Virtual and Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Address
1007 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607
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Bangladesh’s democratic journey began in 1990 at the height of the ‘Third Wave of Democracy’ around the world. But in the past fifteen years, the country has quietly transformed into an autocracy. In this presentation Ali Riaz examines the pathway of the autocratization process in the past decade and analyzes the events related to the election held on 7 January 2024. The election, boycotted by the opposition has delivered a predictable victory to incumbent Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) and Sheikh Hasina. The significance of the election and its impacts for the coming years will be explored in this presentation.
Professor Ali Riaz is a Distinguished Professor of political science at Illinois State University and the President of the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies. His area of interests are South Asian politics, democratization, violent extremism, and Bangladeshi politics.
Date posted
Feb 27, 2024
Date updated
Mar 5, 2024