01924    a2200277   450000500170000000800410001702000220005803700360008004000070011604100080012307200140013107200150014507200150016007200120017507200130018707200150020007200210021507200210023607200240025710000130028124500800029425000060037426000320038030000090041252012250042120250526161932.0250430042023GB        16           eng    a9781032711997qBB  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 51.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJP2thema7 aGTM2thema7 a1FK2bisac7 aJP2bic7 aGTB2bic7 a1FK2bisac7 aPOL0540002bisac7 aSOC0080202bisac7 a320.530954922bisac1 aAli Riaz10aPathways of AutocratizationbThe Tumultuous Journey of Bangladeshi Politics  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20231220  a92 p  bPathways of Autocratization addresses one of the most important questions in contemporary global politics: how does a country regress from a democracy to an autocracy? This book offers a novel framework for understanding the processes that erode democracy and lead to autocracy and explains a specific instance of democratic backsliding in Bangladesh: the world’s eighth most populous country. With probing analysis of events and trends of Bangladeshi politics, especially since 2009, the book contextualizes the country’s autocratization process within global trends and compares it with others which have trod a similar path in recent decades, including Bolivia, Cambodia, Hungary, Poland, the Philippines and Turkey. The book discusses the implications of institutional changes, the role of pliant media, the contribution of ideology, and the conduct of international actors in the autocratization process while also mapping future trajectories for the country. Succinct, incisive, and thought provoking, this book is rich in its theoretical robustness and empirical details. This is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of democratic backsliding and prospects for reversing this trend.