Civilians' survival strategies during the Taliban's insurgency (2007-9), Pakistan

A Look at the Consequences

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5724638
AutoresSanaullah (0000-0003-2808-1677, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan), Sanaullah Sanaullah (Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen32
Número1
Páginas26-52
Fecha de publicación2021-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSmall Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09592318.2020.1840892
OpenAlexW3099608364
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas37

This article explores the Taliban’s insurgency (2007–9) in Swat valley (Pakistan), with two objectives: (a) how civilians survive violence and (b) what their survival strategies mean for them. Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, conducted in 2016 to 2019, it offers a typology of civilians’ survival strategies which includes resistance, accommodation, readjustment and withdrawal. It finds that although the strategies worked, resistance and accommodation have had a detrimental impact on civilians in the form of direct violence. In comparison, readjustment and withdrawal helped them avoiding direct violence but have had a negative impact on civilian life and society

Accommodation · Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Insurgency · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Typology · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology