Limit search to available items
Book Cover
E-book
Author Yousaf, Farooq, author.

Title Pakistan, regional security and conflict resolution : the Pashtun 'tribal' areas / Farooq Yousaf
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021
©2021

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xii, 213 pages)
Series Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) South Asian Series ; 7
Routledge/ASAA South Asian publications series ; 7.
Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) South Asian
Contents Introduction -- A brief introduction to Pashtuns -- Pakistan's postcolonial dilemma -- Pakistan's Pashtun 'tribal' areas (formerly known as FATA) -- Jirga and Lashkar in Pashtun 'tribal' areas -- Formal efforts towards peace and conflict resolutions in erstwhile FATA -- Traditional efforts towards peace and conflict resolutions in erstwhile FATA -- Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and the future of erstwhile FATA -- Conclusion
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Farooq Yousaf received his PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is also an assistant editor of the journal South Asia Research
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 05, 2021)
Subject 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
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Terrorism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
Tribal government.
Pushtuns -- Social conditions.
National security.
Militia movements.
Conflict management.
Colonial influence.
Peace-building
Politics and government
Postcolonialism
Pushtuns -- Politics and government
SUBJECT Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan) -- Politics and government
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan) -- Colonial influence
Subject Pakistan -- Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
Pakistan -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781000209693
1000209695
9781000209679
1000209679
9781000209686
1000209687
9781003031130
1003031137