Msc I.R 2nd

Political GeographySep-2013

Does Localities Matters?

TABASSUM NAVEED

Religion

Ethnicity

Does Localities Matters?

Land/Region

Sentiments

Language

Locality

If we remove Locality element from politics then the survival of politics will be difficult.

Most elections of political orientation takes place in local area, and after the elections a specific political ideology emergs, can be considered as Nation View. So it is obvious that there in no nation views without the local views.

There could be many localities in a country, from these localities political parties draw their votes. The distinction is based on different idea, different religious believes, different sentiments.

Practical political strategies

• The practical politcal strategy can easily be understand by the Exit-Voice-Loyalty theory to respond any problem.

• Here EXIT refers to migration to overcome the problem, for instance the movement of unemployed people to find jobs, this stretegy is the basis of making and re making of places.The economicaly boom regions are very easily identified by the high leve of In-migration.

• Concept of VOICE signifies protest in an attempt to change or stop an unsetisfactory situation.

Formal protest:The protest through proper channel, such as giving evidence to the authorities, fighting through the courts.

Generalized protest:this involves taking the case to the public. This can be happen through the public meetings and marches.

Sit-In protest:time to take the direct action against the unsatisfactory situation. Occupying the public property, close down the factories, voilance etc are different shape of this protest.

LOYALITY refers to acceptance of unfavourable situation. Loyality Status-quo situation.

• Exit-voice-loyalit trilogy not only represents the practical political strategies but it also defines the making and re-making of political places.

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