Issue : 2

Contents Volume II Issue I (Spring-2017)

New Great Game in Central Asia: An Analysis of China's Interests
Abstract:	The importance of Central Asia for China increased with the change in international power structure, growth of its economy, rapid industrialization and increase in population. China is regarded as the second largest energy consumer in the world while Central Asia has rich energy resources and raw materials complementary for its economic growth. It is interested in the energy resources of Cent ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Manzoor Khan Afridi Assistant professor and Head of the Department of Politics & International, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2-Musharraf Iqbal PhD Scholar Department of Politics & International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan 3-Sumbul Hussan Junior Research Fellow at HRC, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	New Great Game, Central Asia, China, Power Politics, Geopolitics, Geo-economics
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).01	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).01
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Revisiting the Relationship between Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in Pakistan
Abstract:	This study aims to examine relationship of military expenditure and economic growth in different phases of military regimes in the context of Pakistan. This study uses two-state Markov switching models with Constant Transition Probability (CTP) and Time Varying Transition Probabilities (TVTP) for the time period: 1973-2014. This investigation analyses two sorts of relations between military expend ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Waqar Qureshi PhD Scholar, Department of Economics, AWKUM, Mardan, Pakistan 2-Noor Pio Khan Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Keywords:	Military expenditure, Economic growth, Markov switching models,Keynesian income multiplier.
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).02	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).02
Page Nos:	18-46
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Parliament not-Parliaments: Legislature of Pakistan in the Hatching (1947-69)
Abstract:	The evolution of parliamentary system in an ideological state, with two major units; miles apart on the globe, having multiple social and regional identities, and claiming being a federation has been a unique experience. After getting independence from the British, Pakistan decided to opt for a parliamentary form of government. The process was based on single house i.e. legislative assembly which ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Rahat Zubair Malik Associate Editor of Pakistan Journal of History and Culture and Research Fellow at NIHCR, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	Parliament, Legislature, Democracy, Elections, Pakistan.
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).03	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).03
Page Nos:	47-66
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Kashmir Crisis: A Critical Analysis of Indo-Pak Intercession
Abstract:	This paper explores the various intervention approaches adopted by both India and Pakistan regarding Kashmir issue. It uses the theoretical approaches of Constructivism, Realism and Balance of Power Theory. The study's objectives are divided into three categories, each entailing the Kashmir issue under the mentioned three theoretical approaches mentioned earlier. These variables are observed keepi ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Ghulam Qumber Deputy Director, ISSRA, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2-Waseem Ishaque Assistant Professor, Department of IR, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan 3-Syed Jawad Shah Researcher Internee, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	Constructivism, Realism, Balance of Power, Humanitarian Crisis
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).04	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).04
Page Nos:	67-78
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Organizational Learning and Competitive Advantage in Banking Sector of Pakistan
Abstract:	Organizational learning is one of the major characteristic of high performing work systems. Organizations are depicted as intelligent organizations when they focus on constant organizational learning. In the dynamic era of digitalization, securing a competitive advantage over competitors has moved beyond the effective utilization of organizational resources to effective management of organizationa ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Shazia Hassan Assistant Professor, LMS Department, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2-Yasmeen Muhammad Javed Iqbal Lecturer, LMS Department, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan 3-Wajeeha Ghias Lecturer, LMS Department, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	Organizational Learning, Competitive Advantage, OLCA model, Banks
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).05	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).05
Page Nos:	79-90
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Local Governments and the Provision of Health and Education within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An assessment
Abstract:	This paper traces the working of various local governments within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in terms of efficiency while providing health and educational facilities. Only those districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa having a population of at least one million, were taken into account. The performance of six district local governments in the field of education and health was thoroughly a ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Fahim Nawaz Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan 2-Kalsoom Inam Undergraduate Student, Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan 3-Shagufta Shaheen Deputy Director, DMS-IV, GHQ, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Keywords:	Local Government, Tiebout Hypothesis, Health, Education
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).06	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).06
Page Nos:	91-104
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Varying Written Perspectives on Politics of Pakistan
Abstract:	Every discipline has its own specific perspective. The very difference of varying perspectives draws a line primarily between scientific and nonscientific knowledge. Then, amongst sciences it differentiates the rational from the empirical sciences. Apart from the natural sciences social sciences also utilize both rational and empirical approaches to science. Even, with in both of these perspe ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Sajid Mahmood Awan Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research (NIHCR), Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2-Sana Hussan Senior Research Fellow, Humanity Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	Politics, Elitist, Marxist, Ideological, Praetorian, Approaches, Perspectives, Pakistan.
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).07	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).07
Page Nos:	105-114
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Mediatization of Politics or Politicization of Media: Women's Perspective
Abstract:	In accordance with the phased and meta process of mediatization, politicians have grown dependent on media at the cost of their own independence. As a result, politics has become synonym with something negative. Little research in Pakistan has been done to explore perspective of women politicians and journalists on negative perception about politics. To fill up the gap, we constituted focus groups ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Hassan Shehzad Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2-Farish Ullah Yousafzai Professor, Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
Keywords:	Mediatization, Media Logic, Politics, Politicization
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).08	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).08
Page Nos:	115-129
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Indigenous Culture and Academic Discourse: A Critique of English Textbooks in Pakistan
Abstract:	The paper aims to explore how far English textbooks in Pakistan embody Pakistan and its culture. In this connection, the reading passages and pictures/images of the textbooks taught at secondary level in the government schools of Punjab were analyzed. It was a mixed method study and the specific method employed was content analysis. For this purpose all the reading passages of both the textbooks w ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Azhar Habib PhD Scholar, Air University, Islamabad & Research Fellow, University of North Texas USA 2-Inayat Ullah Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	Indigenous Culture, Academic Discourse, English Textbooks, Pakistan, Appropriation
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).09	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).09
Page Nos:	130-149
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Resurgent Russian Ingress in Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
Abstract:	After the fall of soviet-empire, Afghanistan became the playground of international players, with covert and overt agenda towards the country. It has also become a breeding ground for militant organization. Russia, after her recent show of power in the Middle East has set her eye on its regional chessboard. For protecting its borders from incursion of extremism and the menace of drug trafficking w ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Qurat Ul Ain Research Associate, National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2-Taimoor Shah Research Intern, ISSRA, National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan 3-Seemab Zafar M.Phil. Scholar, National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	Afghanistan, Russia, Pakistan, Implications, Taliban, Jihad.
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).10	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).10
Page Nos:	150-162
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Issue of SaraikiStan: Post 18th Amendment
Abstract:	The paper primarily focuses on salient dynamics voiced for division of Punjab and establishment of Saraiki Province and is aiming to aware coming parliamentarians regarding the sensitive issue so that they can make themselves capable to develop skill to resolve such generic issues. The non-justifiable allocation and distribution of resources by the federal government not only created hatred betwee ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Sana Ullah Demonstrator & PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan 2-Ijaz Khalid Demonstrator & PhD Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan 3-Shazia Hassan Assistant Professor, LMS Department, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	Ethno-Nationalism, Identity Crisis, Deprivations, Regionalism, Saraiki Nationalist Movement, Eighteenth Amendment
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).11	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).11
Page Nos:	163-171
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Pakistan's Electoral Sociology: Why do Voters' Vote?
Abstract:	The published literature reviewed indicates that the subject of current research has remained away from scholarly focus. The existing academic literature shows that studies on electoral politics largely focused on social and political determinants of voting behavior. The current study explains that sociology-historical material trajectory of the voting process. This has been continuously shaping a ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad Assistant Professor, Centre for Policy Studies, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Election, Politics, Sociology, Vote, Pakistan
DOI Number:	10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).12	Details Download
DOI Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2017(II-I).12
Page Nos:	172 - 187
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