The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Political Participation of Youth in Pakistan
The focus of this study is to analyses the role of civil society in promoting youth participation in the political process. The methodology of the study includes a review of the existing stock of literature on youth participation in politics and the role of CSOs in the promotion of youth participation in politics, followed by collecting and analyzing primary data from 200 Islamabad based university students aged 18-29, and interview from 10 members of CSOs working in Pakistan. CSOs lack financial independence and sustainability, their dependency on government rules, regulations, CSOs engaged in by arranging workshops,seminars, social gatherings, public speeches, and publish reports on it. The study concludes that CSOs play a limited role in promoting and enhancing youth political participation.
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Civil Society, Political Participation, Youth
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(1) Mumtaz Jahan
Lecturer, Shifa College of Nursing, Shifa Tameer-e-Milat University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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APA : Jahan, M. (2021). The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Political Participation of Youth in Pakistan. Global Political Review, VI(IV), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-IV).05
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CHICAGO : Jahan, Mumtaz. 2021. "The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Political Participation of Youth in Pakistan." Global Political Review, VI (IV): 43-53 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-IV).05
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HARVARD : JAHAN, M. 2021. The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Political Participation of Youth in Pakistan. Global Political Review, VI, 43-53.
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MHRA : Jahan, Mumtaz. 2021. "The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Political Participation of Youth in Pakistan." Global Political Review, VI: 43-53
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OXFORD : Jahan, Mumtaz (2021), "The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Political Participation of Youth in Pakistan", Global Political Review, VI (IV), 43-53
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TURABIAN : Jahan, Mumtaz. "The Role of Civil Society Organizations and Political Participation of Youth in Pakistan." Global Political Review VI, no. IV (2021): 43-53. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2021(VI-IV).05