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UNVEILING THE SOCIOPOLITICAL AND CULTURAL WELLBEING OF INTERNALLY MIGRATED PEOPLE IN GWADAR

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2022(V-I).05      10.31703/gasr.2022(V-I).05      Published : Dec 1

Unveiling the Socio-political and Cultural Well-Being of Internally Migrated People in Gwadar

Abstract

    This research explores the socio-political and cultural well-being of internally migrated people in Gwadar, Pakistan. The study engages qualitative methodology, using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions as the main data collection methods. The research employs human rights theory, and social capital theory with the framework of migration as the theoretical framework to investigate the phenomenon of internal migration and its impact on the well-being of individuals and communities. The data collected among fourteen respondents by using thematic analysis. The findings of the study revealed that internally migrated people in Gwadar face several challenges related to their socio-political and cultural well-being. These challenges include inadequate access to basic services such as healthcare, education, and housing, as well as discrimination and marginalization based on ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The study recommends that policymakers should prioritize the provision of basic services to internally migrated communities and work towards promoting social cohesion and inclusion.

    Socio-Political, Cultural Well-Being, Internally Migrated People, Gwadar

    (1) Jalal Rahim
    M.SC, Department of Sociology, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Sharif
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Sociology, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
    (3) Aroosa Kanwal
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Rahim, J., Sharif, M., & Kanwal, A. (2022). Unveiling the Socio-political and Cultural Well-Being of Internally Migrated People in Gwadar. Global Anthropological Studies Review, V(I), 38-56. https://doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2022(V-I).05

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Rahim, Jalal, Muhammad Sharif, and Aroosa Kanwal. 2022. "Unveiling the Socio-political and Cultural Well-Being of Internally Migrated People in Gwadar." Global Anthropological Studies Review, V (I): 38-56 doi: 10.31703/gasr.2022(V-I).05

HARVARD

    HARVARD : RAHIM, J., SHARIF, M. & KANWAL, A. 2022. Unveiling the Socio-political and Cultural Well-Being of Internally Migrated People in Gwadar. Global Anthropological Studies Review, V, 38-56.

MHRA

    MHRA : Rahim, Jalal, Muhammad Sharif, and Aroosa Kanwal. 2022. "Unveiling the Socio-political and Cultural Well-Being of Internally Migrated People in Gwadar." Global Anthropological Studies Review, V: 38-56

MLA

    MLA : Rahim, Jalal, Muhammad Sharif, and Aroosa Kanwal. "Unveiling the Socio-political and Cultural Well-Being of Internally Migrated People in Gwadar." Global Anthropological Studies Review, V.I (2022): 38-56 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Rahim, Jalal, Sharif, Muhammad, and Kanwal, Aroosa (2022), "Unveiling the Socio-political and Cultural Well-Being of Internally Migrated People in Gwadar", Global Anthropological Studies Review, V (I), 38-56

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Rahim, Jalal, Muhammad Sharif, and Aroosa Kanwal. "Unveiling the Socio-political and Cultural Well-Being of Internally Migrated People in Gwadar." Global Anthropological Studies Review V, no. I (2022): 38-56. https://doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2022(V-I).05