The Voice Of The People: Public Opinion In Pakistan 2007-2009

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The purpose of this book is to meaningfully discuss what Pakistanis thought as a collectivity about various local and international issues during 2007-08. It covers a diverse range of subjects from democracy, war on terror, to religious inclinations and consumption preferences. Furthermore, it dispels various fallacies about public behaviour for example misconceptions that since the Pakistani public is largely illiterate it is incapable of understanding the complexities of governance or judicious foreign policies, that it approves of wholesale violence in the name of religion, that it is unaware of global climatic changes and is hardly bothered about issues beyond basic necessities. Careful analysis of the data disproves or qualifies these misconceptions which flourish because measuring popular opinion is difficult while passing off unsubstantiated generalizations about an amorphous entity is easy. The only credible method for measuring public opinion is through scientific. Readership : Scholars and academia, policy makers, health practitioners as well as a general audience interested in public views.About the AuthorIjaz Shafi Gilani has lectured in various Universities and other institutions of higher learning, such as the National Defence College, National Institute of Public Administration, Administrative Staff College and the Institute of Strategic Studies. Dr Gilani has delivered the Rashdi Memorial lectures for the Central Asian Society of Karachi University and Memorial Lectures at the Punjab University, Sheikh Zaid Center. He has been Senior Fellow and Adviser to Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) from 1993-2000.

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Introduction 1. Political Scene Performance Ratings Pakistan Government Army Civil society Political Parties Political Leaders Political Processes Politics of Exile Politics of \"Reconciliation\" Domestic Terrorism Lal Masjid Politics of the Black Coatbearers Views on Democracy 2. Foreign Policy Pakistanis and the World Pak-US relations & Role of United States in the Region Pakistan India Relations Iraq 3. Economy Perceptions about Economy in 2007 Inflation Consumption Patterns 4. Public Health Health and Healthcare Health and Disease Preventive Medicine Health and Stress Health and Nutrition Smoking and Addiction Health and Environment 5. Social Sciene Climate Lifestyles Professions Religion Ramadan Public Perception on Festivals Gender Norms Fake Currency Accidents Populatiry of Sports Music and Entertainment Tourism How Scientific Polls Work? Appendices