Pakistan in National and Regional Change ― State and Society in Flux

Pakistan is one of the most important states in the international system and a key concern of western security. This collection identifies a set of national and regional/international trends which will be critical in determining the medium to long-term stability and cohesion of Pakistan, yet which have received relatively little attention elsewhere. Experts on different aspects of Pakistan explore issues of political Islam, minorities, wider political trends, and the economic impacts of the recent floods to seek to explain some of the key drivers of change within Pakistan, and to reflect on the dynamics of US-Pakistan relationships and Pakistan’s rethinking of its regional relationships to understand key regional and international dynamics shaping Pakistan’s future. This book will be of interest to scholars in south asian political studies, ethnic studies and international relations.

This book was published as a special issue of Contemporary South Asia.

C. Christine Fair is Associate Professor in the Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University, Washington DC. She publishes extensively on Pakistan and the wider South Asian region and is widely consulted by the policy community and by the media.

Shaun Gregory is Professor of International Security and Director of the Pakistan Security Research Unit, University of Bradford. He writes widely about Pakistan and has a particular interest in terrorism/extremism, the stability and cohesion of the Pakistan state, and Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.