De-Radicalization and Youth Empowerment in Balochistan: A Discourse Analysis of the Drama Serial 'Darwaza
Keywords:
Darwaza, radicalization, de-radicalization, Gawadar, BaluchistanAbstract
Media have always been used to present counter narrative and an instrument of molding the opinion. Entertainment -Education, Social cognition and Media Development strategies are the techniques that have been used by media to penetrate in the society and take hold on society and its perception. It stimulates the reasoning of society and make them able to reform their behavior by presenting them modal behavior. Prior research has found media as a tool of de-radicalization and presenting counter narratives. Radicalization in highly significant in Balochistan and it should be addressed. In this research the researcher has attempt to identify how drama serial "Darwaza" address the issue of radicalization and endorse de-radicalization in Balochistan. In this qualitative research (deductive approach) by the critical discourse analysis of drama serial "Darwaza", the researcher has identified the role of "Darwaza" in de-radicalization in the youth of Balochistan. Based on the critical discourse analysis, the researcher has suggested that functions and strategies of media like surveillance and entertainment - education to present the counter narrative of Pakistan.
References
1. Aasim, A. S. (2007). Balochistan versus Pakistan. Economic and Political Weekly , 73-79.
Ahmad, A. H. (2014). ELECTRONIC MEDIA, A TOOL FOR PUBLIC
AWARENESS ON. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review .
2. Akhter. (2013). Ethnic Politics and Political Process in Pakistan. Pakistaniaat , 5 (3), 50-
60. Ashour, O. (2010). Online de-radicalization? Countering violent extremist narratives:
Message, messenger and media strategy. Perspectives on Terrorism , 4 (6), 15-19.
3. Baran, D. K. (2013). Mass Communication Theory Foundations, ferment and Future.
Stamford: Cengage Learning.
4. Beenish Zaheen, Aasima Safdar, & Muhammad Riaz. (2021). Impact of Soap Operas on the
Television Viewers: Experience from Pakistani Society. Journal of Business and Social
Review in Emerging Economies, 7(1), 45–56. https://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v7i1.1539
5. Rashid, M., & Naseer, M. (2019). Diplomatic Conflict and Media Framing: Reporting of Al
Jazeera and Al Arabia Channels Related to Saudi-Qatar Conflict. SSRN Electronic Journal.
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3432617
6. Bob, C. (2005). The marketing of rebellion: Insurgents, media, and international
activism. Cambridge: University Press.
7. Borum, R. (2011). Radicalization into violent extremism I: A review of social sciencetheories.
Journal of Strategic Security , 4 (4), 7-36.
8. Cull, N. J. (1995). Selling War: The British Propaganda Campaign Against American
"neutrality in World War II. New York : Oxford University Press.
9. Fairclough, N. (2003). Analysing discourse: Textual analysis for social research.
Psychology Press.
10. Harris-Hogan, S., Barrelle, K., & Zammit, A. . (2016). What is countering violent extremism?
Exploring CVE policy and practice in Australia. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and
Political Aggression , 8 (1), 6-24.
11. Javaid, U., & Jahangir, J. (2015). Balochistan: A Key Factor in Global Politics. South Asian
Studies , 30 (2), 91-105.
12. Mangi, D. N. (2018). THE EMERGING ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN SOCIALCHANGE: A
CASE STUDY OF BURMA. International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Research
, Vol.4 , pp.39-47,.
13. Rashid, M., & Naseer, M. (2019). Diplomatic Conflict and Media Framing: Reporting of Al
Jazeera and Al Arabia Channels Related to Saudi-Qatar Conflict. SSRN Electronic Journal.
14. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3432617
15. Schmid, A. P. (2013). Radicalisation, de-radicalisation, counter-radicalisation: A
conceptual discussion and literature review. ICCT Research Pape , 1, 97.
16. Schram, W. (1964). Mass Media and National Development. Stanford: Stanford Univ.
Press. Singhal & Rogers. (1989a). Prosocial television for development in India. In e. R. E.
Rice and C. K. Atkin, Public Communication Campaigns (pp. 331-50).Beverly Hills, CA:
Sage.
17. Singhal, A., Cody, M. J., Rogers, E. M., & Sabido, M. . (2004). Entertainment- education
and social change: History, research, and practic. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
18. Stanley1 J.Baran, D. K. . (2013). Mass Communication Theory Foundations, Ferment and
Future .Stamford: Cengage Learning.
19. Yanow, D. (2000). Conducting interpretive policy analysis (Vol, 47). Sage.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Linguistics, Literature & Communication Studies
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
