Democracy and violence in India and Sri Lanka (Chatham House papers)

By Dennis Austin

Democracy is usually seen as an antidote to violence: terrorism should have no place where the ballot box is freely and fairly used. In practice, however, minorities reject majority verdicts, and democratic governments, faced with violent opposition, are tempted to introduce non-democratic measures to restore order, as well as exploiting violence for political ends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855672227
• ISBN13: 9781855672222
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Pinter Publishers [for] the Royal Institute of International Affairs
• Length: 101 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 10.0" x 8.0"