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Relative Deprivation: A Case Study of Pakistani Young Doctor’s Movement
Abstract
This article exclusively discusses how institutional lacks of farsighted policies have deprived doctors of their genuine rights and privileges. Explicating the applicability of theory of Relative Deprivation by Robert Ted Gurr, this research finds how deprivations have strengthened young doctors’ activism leading to street protests. Study includes a close ended questionnaire based survey. This survey was conducted on young doctors working in different hospitals across Pakistan during May 2018 to March 2019. 1000 participants were selected by snowball sampling from different cities. Results of survey showed that the young doctors participating in protests and strikes are suffering deprivation. It was also observed by the survey team young that doctors are frustrated by government’s visionary health sector policies. It is important for the government to address young doctors’ feeling of deprivation and frustration. It is necessary for the government to solve the issue by prudent health policies.
Authors
Mubashar Hasan Jafri
Ph. D Scholar, Center for International Peace & Stability (CIPS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords
Frustration, Relative Deprivation, Conflict, Young Doctors
