SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION AND RELATIONSHIP OF TERRORISM AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: A QUALITATIVE APPROACH

Authors

  • Anas Baryal Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan
  • Muhammad Babar Akram Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.688

Abstract

Terrorism and political participation are broadly defined in almost every course of study. The current research article is an attempt to define and explore both terrorism and political participation under the umbrella of sociology and sociological theory. There are mainly three broader perspectives of the sociological theory, like Functionalist perspective, Conflict perspective and Symbolic interactionist perspective and both the terms have been thoroughly analyzed and defined under these basic sociological perspectives. Though academically, both the concepts are moving in the opposite direction, yet there is an intense need to combine them and analyze them with the cover of sociological imagination. The first part of the article comprises theoretical definitions of both the terms with a comprehensive touch of sociological theory and the second part of the article encompasses an attempt to establish an inclusive relationship of both terms. The end part of the article covers the concluding remarks on the basis of definitions of the terms and the establishment of a relationship between both the terms.

Key words: Terrorism, Political Participation, Sociological theory, Functionalist perspective, Conflict perspective and Symbolic interactionist perspective

Author Biographies

  • Anas Baryal, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan

    PhD Scholar, Sociology

     

  • Muhammad Babar Akram, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan

    Assistant Professor

Additional Files

Published

2022-09-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 03 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

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“SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION AND RELATIONSHIP OF TERRORISM AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: A QUALITATIVE APPROACH”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 03, pp. 78–88, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.688.