Abstract:
Abstract
Many studies have been conducted to identify and address the
motivation of women to participate in violent political organizations
and non-state actors globally. This research study explores the
individual, socio-economic, political, and psychological motivations
behind the participation of women with violent non-state actors in
Balochistan. This thesis also unfolds the explicit non-traditional
occurrence of women in Baloch insurgency, particularly after a few
cases of women’s Participation with violent non-state actors in
Balochistan. The research study has investigated women’s
participation with insurgents and violent political groups such as the
Liberation of Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Palestine, the Colombian Civil
War, the Kurd movement, Chechnya, and some others to understand
similarities of motivation between women as insurgents and
international women as insurgents. The aim is to trace the motivation
of women joining violent political organizations and insurgent groups.
A qualitative method has been employed to address the drivers of
motivation for women to join insurgent groups and a non-reversible
change in the Baloch insurgency. This thesis further engaged several
respondents to explore a non-traditional change in Baloch insurgency
that has taken place due to the participation of women with violent
non-state actors in Balochistan.
