Administrative Models and Rational-Legal Authority In South Waziristan

Abstract

South Waziristan, a center of resistance to colonial power, observed many British administrative models, schemes and regulations to incorporate and control its indigenous population. This research paper applies Max Weber’s theory of Rational-Legal Authority on South Waziristan’s Political Administration, in which Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and Sarkari (Official) Jirga had been used as a legitimized source for ruling. The study discusses initial administrative models for South Waziristan. It also focuses on research question that how Political Administration efficiently but unsuccessfully used Frontier Crimes Regulation and Sarkari Jirga to rule over FATA. This paper also emphases on how British India modified the traditional institution by altering the traditional Jarga into Sarkari Jarga. This research article intends to describe different procedures that had been adapted to regulate and control tribal affairs in a systematic way. Moreover, the indicators of resistance to colonial administration have been also thoroughly explained. This study is qualitative and both primary and secondary sources have been used for data collection. The qualitative data has been further analyzed through thematic analysis. A total of 10 interviews have been taken through purposive sampling by using unstructured open-ended type.