Ethnicity, marginalization, and politics: Saraiki identity and the quest for a new Southern Punjab province in Pakistan

IF 0.6 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Asian Journal of Political Science Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI:10.1080/02185377.2020.1814360

M. A. Z. Mughal

引用次数: 6

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article discusses the complicated relationship between ethnicity, marginalization, and politics regarding Saraiki identity and the quest for a new province in Pakistan. Mainstream political parties have started raising the concerns regarding the unequal distribution of economic resources between various regions in the country for various ethnic and political reasons. It is shown here that the social construction of Saraiki identity is associated with cultural and economic marginalization. These various forms of marginalization of Saraiki areas or Southern Punjab over decades have triggered ethnic mobilization, leading to the quest for a new province. Some political implications of the proposed province for the Pakistani state and learning from this case are also analysed.

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种族、边缘化和政治：Saraiki身份和对巴基斯坦南部旁遮普省的追求

本文讨论了Saraiki族身份与寻求在巴基斯坦建立一个新省份之间的复杂关系，包括种族、边缘化和政治。主流政党已开始对该国各地区之间由于各种种族和政治原因而造成的经济资源分配不均表示关注。研究表明，萨拉基人身份的社会建构与文化和经济边缘化密切相关。几十年来，Saraiki地区或旁遮普南部的这些不同形式的边缘化引发了民族动员，导致寻求建立一个新的省份。本文还分析了拟设立的省对巴基斯坦政府的一些政治影响，以及从中吸取的教训。

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Asian Journal of Political Science POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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