Twelfth Global Studies Conference

Abstract

Fukuyama’s argument is that in the future there will be more and more governments that use the framework of parliamentary democracy and that contain markets of some sort. The so-called end of history means liberal democracy is the final form of government for all nations and that there can be no progression from liberal democracy to an alternative system. Yet, pessimism about humanity’s future is warranted because of humanity’s inability to control technology. This paper uses contemporary literature from Pakistan and India to raise questions about the viability of parliamentary democracy to address festering border disputes like Kashmir, and the nagging and inevitable family disruptions arising from personal commitments and the violence these call forth.