090 | Will Pakistan Have Peace Ft. Dr. Adnan Rafique

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In conversation with Dr. Adnan Rafique, country director for USIP for Pakistan, this episode explores peace building, security, state, and democracy. How has he got into the direction of peace building? Where he got his education from? What was his master’s thesis on? What he did between his masters and PhD? Did he started working for USIP right after coming back to Pakistan? Which national security document he worked on with ministry of interior affairs? How did he find the judicial system of Pakistan? Where Pakistan stands in terms of peace building and security? What factors cause disruption in it? Is social media responsible for it? Is social media fueling polarization? What is the reason behind this divide? Pakistan from 20 years back was progressive, how did we end up here? Do we really know our society? Tune in to know more on our democratic systems, post-colonial times, why our systems aren’t defined and where this all is headed as a society!

Books mentioned in the podcast:

‘The Politics of Common Sense’, book by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

‘Pakistan’s Democratic Transition’, book by Adnan Rafiq, Ishtiaq Ahmad

‘Post-Colonial Society’, thesis by Hamza Alvi

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