The political polarization of Sindh, where the Sindhi ethnicity dominates rural areas while urban areas are dominated by the "Muhajir", leads to the political monopoly of the Pakistan Peoples' Party in rural areas and the Muttahida Quami Movement in urban areas. Both parties have adopted similar strategies to achieve their goals after establishing their dominance in their respective areas. The current study analysed nine hypotheses, supporting five while rejecting the others. Adopting a quantitative approach, the study finds that partisanship increases voting behaviour by virtue of reducing voting deferral at the day of polling. In addition, young voters in Pakistan largely remain unattached to the traditional leaders or parties, mainly because this group has not personally experienced the tragedies that have historically shaped the partisanship among the old generation. Due to this detachment, they successfully maintain a neutral political stance, which makes them free to support any leader or party that meets their expectations.

Shah Nawaz Mangi

Kiran Sami Memon

Adnan Malik

Asian Ethnicity

In the twenty-first century ethnic issues have assumed importance in many parts of the world. Until recently, questions of Asian ethnicity and identity have been treated in a balkanized fashion, with anthropologists, economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists and others publishing their studies in single-discipline journals. Asian Ethnicity provides a cross-disciplinary, international venue for the publication of well-researched articles about ethnic groups and ethnic relations in the half of the world where questions of ethnicity now loom largest.   Asian Ethnicity covers any time period, although the greatest focus is expected to be on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

In the twenty-first century, ethnic issues have become increasingly important in many parts of the world. Until recently, questions of Asian ethnicity and identity have often been addressed in a fragmented manner, with anthropologists, economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists, and others publishing their studies in discipline-specific journals. "Asian Ethnicity" provides a cross-disciplinary, international platform for the publication of well-researched articles about ethnic groups and ethnic relations in the regions of the world where ethnic questions are most prominent today. The journal covers research from any time period, although the primary focus is expected to be on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

在21世纪，民族问题在世界许多地方变得越来越重要。直到最近，关于亚洲民族和身份的问题往往以分散的方式进行探讨，人类学家、经济学家、历史学家、政治学家、社会学家等各领域的研究者们在各自的学科期刊上发表研究。"Asian Ethnicity" 期刊为关于民族群体和民族关系的研究提供了一个跨学科的国际平台，尤其关注在当今世界中民族问题最为突出的地区。该期刊涵盖任何时间段的研究，尽管主要关注20世纪和21世纪的相关议题。

Predicting partisanship and voting behaviour: Ethno-political polarization in Sindh, Pakistan

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Category	Quartile
ETHNIC STUDIES	3