ISBN:
9781003031130
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 213 Seiten)
,
Diagramm
Series Statement:
Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) South Asian series 7
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Dissertation note:
Dissertation
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Paschtunen
;
Konfliktlösung
;
Innere Sicherheit
;
Pakistan
;
Peace-building / Pakistan / Federally Administered Tribal Areas
;
Conflict management / Pakistan / Federally Administered Tribal Areas
;
National security / Pakistan / Federally Administered Tribal Areas
;
Militia movements / Pakistan / Federally Administered Tribal Areas
;
Pushtuns / Political activity / Pakistan / Federally Administered Tribal Areas
;
Pushtuns / Pakistan / Federally Administered Tribal Areas / Social conditions
;
Tribal government / Pakistan / Federally Administered Tribal Areas
;
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan) / Politics and government
;
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan) / Colonial influence
;
Colonial influence
;
Conflict management
;
Militia movements
;
National security
;
Peace-building
;
Politics and government
;
Pushtuns / Social conditions
;
Tribal government
;
Pakistan / Federally Administered Tribal Areas
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Pakistan Nordwest
;
Paschtunen
;
Konfliktlösung
;
Innere Sicherheit
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
"This book explains how colonial legacies and the postcolonial state of Pakistan negatively influenced the socio-political and cultural dynamics and the security situation in Pakistan's Pashtun 'tribal' areas, formerly known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It offers a local perspective on peace and conflict resolution in Pakistan's Pashtun 'tribal' region. Discussing the history and background of the former-FATA region, the role of Pashtun conflict resolution mechanism of Jirga, and the persistence of colonial-era Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) in the region, the author argues that the persistence of colonial legacies in the Pashtun 'tribal' areas, especially the FCR, coupled with the overarching influence of the military on security policy has negatively impacted the security situation in the region. By focusing on the Jirga and Jirga-based Lashkars (or Pashtun militias), the book demonstrates how Pashtuns have engaged in their own initiatives to handle the rise of militancy in their region. Moreover, the book contends that, even after the introduction of constitutional reforms and FATA's merger with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, little has changed in the region, especially regarding the treatment of 'tribal' Pashtuns as equal citizens of Pakistan. This book explains, in detail, why indigenous methods of peace and conflict resolution, such as the Jirga, could play "some" role towards long-term peace in the South Asian region. Historically and contextually informed with a focus on North-West Pakistan, this book will be of interest to academics researching South Asian Studies, International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, terrorism, and traditional justice and restorative forms of peace-making."
DOI:
10.4324/9781003031130
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