Youth and the National Narrative

Description

In Youth and the National Narrative: Education, Terrorism and the Security State in Pakistan, Nida Kirmani offers an incisive analysis into the role of youth in the formation of Pakistan’s national narrative. This book explores how education, security policies at the state level, and terrorism impact young people within Pakistan, tracing how these put together serve to generate a constantly evolving yet sometimes dangerous national identity for the younger generation.

Overview:

Title: Youth and the National Narrative: Education, Terrorism, and the Security State in Pakistan.

Author: Nida Kirmani. A scholar and sociologist focused on gender, religion, and urban studies in South Asia.

Genre/Category: Sociology, Education, Political Science, Current Affairs.

Core Idea:

Kirmani analyses youth, education, and national identity in Pakistan with regard to how the ideas and narratives of state policies and the education structure shape the perceptions and experiences of the young. The book critically evaluates how the state structures the narratives affecting the representations of youth roles in society vis-a-vis the horizon of the future for the nation.