Understanding the Revival of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan since FATA’s Merger

IF 1.3 4区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Asian Survey Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1525/as.2023.1997845

Aisha Younus, Tasawar Hussain, Shehryar Khan

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Abstract

How can we understand the resurgence of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)? Framing FATA as a Zomian space, we argue that its “friction of terrain” provided nonstate spaces for the emergence as well as the resurgence of TTP. The literature describes TTP as an outcome of global political and security compulsions, Islamabad’s regional policies, and ideological associations with the Afghan Taliban. The present study adds terrain to the discussion. Islamabad, after militarily destroying TTP, announced the FATA merger in 2018. However, TTP’s revival not only problematizes the state’s role but also affirms the continuation of Zomian character: the nonstate spaces that facilitated TTP’s ability to regroup and thrive again. James C. Scott’s Zomia framework is tested here against empirical realities with the help of both primary and secondary data sources.

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理解自联邦直辖部落合并以来巴基斯坦塔利班运动的复兴

我们如何理解巴基斯坦塔利班运动(TTP)在前联邦直辖部落地区(FATA)的死而复生?我们将FATA视为Zomian空间，认为其“地形摩擦”为TTP的出现和复兴提供了非国家空间。文献将TTP描述为全球政治和安全压力、伊斯兰堡的地区政策以及与阿富汗塔利班的意识形态联系的结果。本研究增加了讨论的范围。伊斯兰堡在军事摧毁巴基斯坦塔利班之后，于2018年宣布合并联邦直辖部落地区。然而，TTP的复兴不仅对国家的角色提出了问题，而且肯定了Zomian特征的延续:非国家空间促进了TTP重组和再次繁荣的能力。James C. Scott的Zomia框架在主要和次要数据源的帮助下，针对经验现实进行了测试。

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Asian Survey AREA STUDIES-

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1.80

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22.20%

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