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The Royal Semi-Authoritarian Democracy of Bhutan (Hardcover)
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The Royal Semi-Authoritarian Democracy of Bhutan (Hardcover)
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The book puts into plain words a changing dimension of politics in
a traditional regime and offers an insight into the emerging
transition to royal, semi-authoritarian democracy in Bhutan. Bhutan
represents a political system which coalesces the rhetorical
acquiescence of democracy with illiberal authoritarian attributes
under the former royalist shadow. Royal democracy is a myth and
only paints the frontage of democracy. The smokescreen of this kind
of authoritarian regime is not yet democracy but is instead a new
form of semi-authoritarian rule. The political reforms in Bhutan
were orchestrated by the "traditional regime and elites in a
traditional society" as a tightly controlled, top-down process
without devolution of power outside the regime. Royal Democracy can
best be understood as an attempt to construct a political regime
that impersonates democratic institutions but works outside the
logic of political representation and seeks to repress any vestige
of genuine political pluralism. Exploring the authoritarian logic
behind the democratic rhetoric is especially important for Bhutan,
which is today glorified by the UN as "The Mecca of Gross National
Happiness" and depicted by many as a model of top down democracy on
popular media and in academia. Holding State controlled elections
alone does not create a cure for deeper political, economic, and
social predicaments besetting Bhutan and does not create a solid
foundation for democratic transition. The glitter of royal,
semi-authoritarian democracy is a "Jigmecracy," an old Jigme's
system with new labels, a classic case of transition from a
traditional regime in a traditional society.
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