Enigma of Political Parties in Political Socialization of Pakistan: A Case Study of Muslim League
Abstract
Political Parties play a vital role in shaping the future political attitude of an individual. This study was designed to determine the role of political parties generally and Muslim League particularly in socializing the people of Pakistan politically. Mix Method was used generalize the results of this study. A total number of 385 voters were randomly selected form Gujranwala Division, a questionnaire comprising of 37 statements on five-point Likert scale with one open ended statement was developed and the collected data were analyzed by applying the descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the study showed that the political parties especially Muslim League could not perform continuously and the level of political socialization among the masses of Pakistan remained low. Pakistan Muslim League should present a clear ideology and party manifesto to retain their representation at the National and Local level to socialize politically the general masses of Pakistan.
Authors
Dr. Ghulam Fareed
Assistant Professor, Political Science, Government College Depalpur, Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Muzaffar
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, GC Women University Sialkot, Pakistan
Anam Riaz
MS Scholar, Department of Political Science, GC Women University Sialkot , Pakistan
Keywords
Political Parties, Political Socialization, Pakistan Muslim League, Pakistan