Ethnonational Questions, Educational Reform, and Political Socialization in the Post-Cold War Era: Case of Pakistan.

Relying upon the conceptual constructs from international relations, politics, and sociology, this study analyzes education policy and political socialization processes in the developing multiethnic/national societies with specific reference to Pakistan. The paper descriptively analyzes Pakistan social studies curriculum as an instrument of socialization that reflects the impact political changes at the national level have had on the curriculum during the Cold War era. The paper also provides a trend analysis of successive Pakistani governments and their perceptions of a national identity as demonstrated in the curriculum. (DB)