Civic engagement among the youth: empirical evidence from Kashmir, Pakistan

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to examines the level of civic engagement among the youth of Kashmir, Pakistan. The research examined three different aspects of civic engagement (i.e. civic sensitivity, civic responsibility and level of collectivism (common-good) using 26 indicators. The study has applied a mixed-method approach to inspect the relationship of variables with level of civic engagement.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey was designed and administered in all three districts of Muzaffarabad division of Kashmir, Pakistan. Regression analysis, analysis of variance and correlation were conducted to explore the level of civic engagement among youth.

Findings

The result indicates that the level of civic engagement among the youth of Kashmir has a great potential for the enhancement of social capital, a pre-requisite for social, economic and democratic development.

Originality/value

The work is 100 per cent original based on primary data.

Citation

Rafique, Z., Khoo, S.L. and Idrees, M.W. (2016), "Civic engagement among the youth: empirical evidence from Kashmir, Pakistan", Humanomics, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 376-388. https://doi.org/10.1108/H-12-2015-0077