Abstract:
The research work aims at to apply Jared Diamond’s framework on societal collapse to the specific case of Swat
Pakistan, from 1949 to 2010. It seeks to analyse various social, political and environmental factors in the historical context which triggers the rise and fall of the Princely State of Swat and its befitting impacts on the current generation.
Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used by combining archival research, interviews with locals, print
media sources, field work and data analysis of socioeconomic and environmental indicators. There are many
geo-political reasons for the up-scale civil unrest in the area but the unregulated and mismanagement of natural
resources after merger of the Swat State into Pakistan has played a major role.
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