Writer of prose fiction Academic<\/p>\n
fawwaz0242@gmail.com<\/p>\n
+92 333 325 6159<\/p>\n
School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
\nBSc (Honors) Social Development & Policy
\nHistory
\n2025
\nExcel, Qualitative Research, STATA, Twine
\nHigh Academic Achievement Scholarship, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, President’s List Fall 2022, Dean’s List – Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024
\nVice President, Habib Debate Union
\nDebate Coach, The Lyceum (1st September 2022 9th April 2025)<\/p>\n
The Bridges We Come To: The Relationship Between Social Capital, Fascism And Liberal Democracy
\nDrawing on Putnam (2000), Paxton (1998), and Hansen (1999), I demonstrate how social capital and civic associations can emerge from discontent with state failings, potentially strengthening illiberal, antidemocratic movements. I argue that a balance between state power and pluralism better counters fascism than social capital alone. Analyzing bridging social capital through intergroup contact theory reveals its inadequacy against strong group identities in resisting fascist politics. Using a Foucauldian framework focused on biopower and popular sovereignty, I contend that liberal democracy’s success ironically renders it vulnerable to fascist expressions of popular will under the modern nation-state. The study highlights how ostensibly democratic social ties can facilitate anti-democratic outcomes when state legitimacy erodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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