Militants’ Strategy in Pakistan: Journey from Socio-Cultural Gaps to Narrative Construction and Militancy in Swat
In the mid-1990s, a wave of religious extremism started in the Swat valley of northern Pakistan that turned into a violent conflict over the next decade. Generally, the phenomenon of militancy in Swat is considered to be the outcome of a powerful religious narrative that militants floated in the wake of the American war on terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Leaving religious extremism aside, this study concentrates on the social and cultural environment that prevailed before the conflict in Swat, providing social gaps to the militants for the success of their narrative. Employing Discourse Analysis and social Constructivism, this qualitative study has used semi-structured interviews as a tool of investigation from systematically selected individuals in Swat. The study reveals that socio-cultural gaps, if left unaddressed, could be detrimental to social order and peace in the future..
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Socio-cultural Gaps, Socio-cultural Identity, Narrative of Militancy, Religious Militancy.
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(1) Qasim Ali Shah
PhD, Scholar, Department of Development Studies, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Bahadar Nawab Khan
Associate Professor, Department of Development Studies, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, KP, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Shah, Q. A., & Khan, B. N. (2021). Militants’ Strategy in Pakistan: Journey from Socio-Cultural Gaps to Narrative Construction and Militancy in Swat. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI(II), 174-189. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-II).17
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CHICAGO : Shah, Qasim Ali, and Bahadar Nawab Khan. 2021. "Militants’ Strategy in Pakistan: Journey from Socio-Cultural Gaps to Narrative Construction and Militancy in Swat." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (II): 174-189 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-II).17
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HARVARD : SHAH, Q. A. & KHAN, B. N. 2021. Militants’ Strategy in Pakistan: Journey from Socio-Cultural Gaps to Narrative Construction and Militancy in Swat. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI, 174-189.
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MHRA : Shah, Qasim Ali, and Bahadar Nawab Khan. 2021. "Militants’ Strategy in Pakistan: Journey from Socio-Cultural Gaps to Narrative Construction and Militancy in Swat." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI: 174-189
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MLA : Shah, Qasim Ali, and Bahadar Nawab Khan. "Militants’ Strategy in Pakistan: Journey from Socio-Cultural Gaps to Narrative Construction and Militancy in Swat." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI.II (2021): 174-189 Print.
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OXFORD : Shah, Qasim Ali and Khan, Bahadar Nawab (2021), "Militants’ Strategy in Pakistan: Journey from Socio-Cultural Gaps to Narrative Construction and Militancy in Swat", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VI (II), 174-189
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TURABIAN : Shah, Qasim Ali, and Bahadar Nawab Khan. "Militants’ Strategy in Pakistan: Journey from Socio-Cultural Gaps to Narrative Construction and Militancy in Swat." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review VI, no. II (2021): 174-189. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-II).17