Pragmatic Model of Countering Violent Extremism for Pakistan
Violent extremism has become a constant threat to the stability and very existence of the state of Pakistan. State adopted the foreign approaches and models to deal with the violent extremism without understanding the local environment and the drivers of violent extremism. The indiscriminate applications of traditional approaches without taking into account contextual model have made all the attempts of the state directionless and miscarry. This study is an attempt to construct a contextual and multi-dimensional model of countering violent extremism for Pakistan. The qualitative methodology has been adopted, to dealing with the research objectives. The study utilizes the review of existing literature, non-structured interviews and personal reflections for the collection of empirical data. The proposed model is comprehensive, contextual and impeccable. Likewise, it is practical, because it treats the non-violent non-state actors, such as, civil societies as vital actor, as violent extremism cannot be transformed with only the involvement of state authorities.
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Violent Extremism, Violence, Countering Violent Extremism, Model, Peace
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(1) Muhammad Ejaz
Assistant Professor, Government Postgraduate College Mansehra, KP, Pakistan
(2) Waqas Ahmed
Lecturer, Government Postgraduate College Mansehra, KP, Pakistan
(3) Jamshed
PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, Qurtuba University of Science & Information Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Ejaz, M., Ahmed, W., & Jamshed. (2022). Pragmatic Model of Countering Violent Extremism for Pakistan. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VII(I), 34-46. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2022(VII-I).04
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CHICAGO : Ejaz, Muhammad, Waqas Ahmed, and Jamshed. 2022. "Pragmatic Model of Countering Violent Extremism for Pakistan." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VII (I): 34-46 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2022(VII-I).04
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