Rethinking agriculture
The poverty of social science in Pakistan is reflected in the fact that there have been few attempts to rethink the political economy of agriculture and industry and the linked…
Women and political inequality
GENDER inequality takes a variety of forms in Pakistan, but a fundamental one — and one whose rectification may help address all other variants as well — is political inequality.…
Men as gatekeepers
The concept of gender has been misunderstood around the world. It is assumed to be something concerning women only while it really concerns both women and men as well as…
Pakistan’s true role in Afghanistan
In less than two weeks, the situation in Afghanistan has changed dramatically. Many people have been taken by surprise by the swiftness of the fall of the Islamic Republic of…
Rural voting deconstructed
Though Pakistan is not in election season right now, it is legitimate to ask why people vote. It is even more pertinent to question why the poor and marginalized vote…
