CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Tariq, Anam |
|---|---|
| Title | A Potential not Realized: (Isolated) Struggles by Medical Staff in Punjab, Pakistan |
| Summary | This thesis highlights the struggles of Young Doctors’ Association (YDA), Young Nurses’ Association (YNA) and Paramedical Staff Association (PSA) in Punjab as social movements making claims against the state to improve their professional/group situations along with the public healthcare system at large. Since the last decade, these associations have gained prominence and have received a lot of media attention because of their frequent strikes. The fact that the three associations struggle for similar basic demands and make claims against a common ‘other’, and that their members work in such close proximity both in terms of territorial space and work coordination, makes one wonder why they never come together to make integrated claims. Analyzing semi-structured interviews with members of the three associations, state health department officials, and public healthcare users, based in Lahore, the thesis will provide the reasons for a lack of coordination among the three associations. In a nutshell, it will reveal that the struggle of each group is different and has its particular logic and trajectory depending on the structural conditions it operates in. This results in different forms of reactions from each group that are somewhat irreconcilable. The structural dependencies and professional hierarchies also explain the differences in the extent to which each group goes beyond its group interest and makes claims for the improvement of healthcare system at large. |
| Supervisor | Zentai, Violetta and Fabiani, Jean-Louis |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/tariq_anam.pdf |
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