Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Conceptualising Political Developments in Pakistan 2. Explaining Politics: Of Institutions and Institutional Theory 3. The Military in Politics 4. Examining Military Coup in Pakistan 5. Ordering the State: Consolidating Military Control 6. ‘L Etat, c’est Militaire’

About the Author

Mazhar Aziz (PhD, University of Nottingham, 2006) is a former Pakistani civil servant and an independent scholar with research interests in democracy and political representation, civil-military relations and foreign policy.