We are not equal citizens in any respect”
Citizenship education and the routinization of violence in the everyday lives of religious minority youth in Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12814917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zaheer Ali (0000-0002-1797-4691, Royal Holloway University of London), Uponita Mukherjee (0000-0002-1073-6367, Brunel University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 246-258 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diaspora Indigenous and Minority Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1559-5692 • E-ISSN: 1559-5706 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15595692.2022.2082405 |
| OpenAlex | W4281661581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article foregrounds religious minority youths’ subjective experiences of citizenship education in Pakistan to reflect on the relationship between educational curricula and religious exclusion. Drawing on narrative interviews with Hindu, Sikh, and Christian youth in the Punjab province, we demonstrate how sectarian constructions of national history and the paucity of positive representation in the curriculum inflict routinized forms of violence on minority youth and create an environment where anti-minority discriminations and prejudices can be justified. Youths’ narratives also reveal how they mobilize available institutional mechanisms to challenge these routine forms of violence and reinforce their commitment to an inclusive Pakistani identity. Reforms in citizenship education curricula are therefore urgently needed to address these concerns and promote an inclusive Pakistani identity. We situate our findings both in the historical context of contemporary Pakistan and the wider region of South Asia which has witnessed a rapid growth in exclusionary religious nationalisms
Aesthetics · Citizenship · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Curriculum · Identity (music · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
Living with Religious Diversity
Religion and Politics in South Asia
The making of the (Il)legitimate citizen
Religious Minorities in Pakistan
Speaking Like a State
Conjuring Pakistan
Curriculum and national identity
Stories of Experience and Narrative Inquiry
Cultural Violence
The History Debate and School Textbooks in India
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |