Parameters Promoting or Prohibiting Participation: A Case Study of Youth in Northern Pakistan

  • Najam Abbas The Institute of Ismaili Studies
Keywords: Youth Empowerment, Political Participation, Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan.

Abstract

This paper will explore how the concept of civil society is translated into practice in a specific geographical and social context by analysing responses from the primary sources in Pakistan’s four Northern Areas districts including Ghizer, Gilgit, Hunza-Nagar and Astore. The paper will shed light on perceptions of the local youth about the nature and direction of their society; dynamics of relations among different sectors of the society; limitations and opportunities the youth face; the pre-requisites to empower the youth; and finally measures for effective youth and society dynamics. A key question therefore is how meaningfully do the youth manage to interface with different facets/components of civil society? The paper concludes with a summary list of factors which facilitate or frustrate empowerment of youth and analyze how the youth in Gilgit-Baltistan are faring on these parameters, and, to what extent the youth are able to act on their own and at their own terms.

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Published
2012-11-20
How to Cite
Abbas N. (2012). Parameters Promoting or Prohibiting Participation: A Case Study of Youth in Northern Pakistan. UNISCI Discussion Papers, 29, 113-131. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_UNIS.2012.n29.40663
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