IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/sae/intare/v24y2021i4p335-348.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The changing political trends in erstwhile FATA: a study of the last three elections

Author

Listed:
  • Raja Qaiser Ahmed
  • Mohammad Ishaq

    (Quaid I Azam University, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Shoaib

    (National Defence University, Pakistan)

Abstract

This study investigates the changing political trends in erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Analysis of the last three elections (2008, 2013, 2018) shows a substantial change in the region. The tribal structure, local traditions, power arrangement and electoral practices have changed significantly over a decade. The extension of the Political Parties Order to the region and its merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stimulated political activities in the area that increased the political awareness of tribal people. The results of the 2013 and 2018 elections highlight the changes. Electoral activities, women participation and voter turnout increased with every election. Tribal youth joined existing political forums to demand their democratic rights. A significant percentage of the young, educated Pashtuns joined the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement in its demand for improved governance.

Suggested Citation

  • Raja Qaiser Ahmed & Mohammad Ishaq & Muhammad Shoaib, 2021. "The changing political trends in erstwhile FATA: a study of the last three elections," International Area Studies Review, Center for International Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, vol. 24(4), pages 335-348, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:intare:v:24:y:2021:i:4:p:335-348
    DOI: 10.1177/22338659211013652
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/22338659211013652
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1177/22338659211013652?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:sae:intare:v:24:y:2021:i:4:p:335-348. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: SAGE Publications (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.hufs.ac.kr/user/hufsenglish/re_1.jsp .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.