Assimilation of Baloch in Iran and Pakistan and Connections to Political Violence of the Baloch

Abstract

The research employs methods of quantitative analysis, content analysis, and comparative analysis between the Iranian and Pakistani governments approaches to assimilation of their Baloch minorities in order to measure whether they are factors that contribute to political violence by the Baloch in the two countries. The research provides a correlation between independent variable x (x = different approaches to assimilation), and dependent variable y (y = level of political violence). The research extracts information from secondary sources, and longitudinal data on political violence of the Baloch from the Global Terrorism Database and the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. The research largely proves the researcher's hypothesis that while faulty assimilation policies are a contributing factor towards political violence in both Iran and Pakistan, it is more of a contributing factor in Iran than in the Pakistan.

Date of Award	Dec 2018
Original language	American English