Department of Political Science

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    China-U.S. Relations in the South China Sea Dispute: A Strategic Hedging Perspective (2009-2017)
    (University of Management and Technolog, 2017) Muhammad Saeed
    China-United States (U.S.) conflict of interests in the South China Sea (SCS) dispute has changed the trajectory of their bilateral relations in the region. The continuous intervention by the U.S. in the SCS dispute has resulted in the growing assertiveness of China in the region. Due to the existing strong economic interdependence between the U.S. and China, both countries are hedging each other to secure their interests and to avoid direct confrontation in the SCS. To find out the answers of the research questions, qualitative research methodology within post- positivist paradigm has been employed in this study. Historical, descriptive, and exploratory approaches have been used to understand the U.S. and the Chinese strategies against each other and their behaviors towards the claimant states. Strategic hedging theory is tested using the qualitative directed content analysis in this study. The continuous strategic hedging of the U.S. and China against each other in the SCS dispute is resulting in the status quo and the maintenance of peace in the region. Any change within this approach might result in conflict and could threaten the peace of the whole region.
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    Islamization in Pakistan
    (University of Management and Technolog, 2017) Nouman Bari
    The literature “Islamization in Pakistan” clearly discussed the two main platforms on which Pakistansocially and economically based. First platform depend upon the controversial part of religion by ulemain Pakistansince its inception and secondly politically instability with the lust of power. Pakistan's struggle counts to balance itself between two identities Islamists and modernists. From this experiment, it was ascertained that Pakistanis wanted to have a constitution that would clarify the rights of two wings i.e. modernists and Islamists. The hardliners among religious politics demand more Islamization and try to cultivate distinct and anti-constitutional narrative believing that the current system is a major hurdle in the enforcement of a complete Islamic system while modernists attempt to side-line them through conventional action without constituting the different perceptive. This ubiquitous ideological deficit has divided the nation on crucial issues such as the war on terror.