Collective Identity for Societal Building in the Light of the Teachings of Iqbal

Javed Yunas Uppal

Abstract


This paper attempts to emphasize the role of collective identity in a group or community in the societal building in the light of the teachings of the poet Iqbal. People need to change their focus from personal-selves to a collective-self. It is described as to how healthier people are the need of the moneyed class. They are part of the stakeholders in any societal movement. The paper describes how to involve their interest. Outreach is easier these days because of digital instruments. A toolkit has been developed following which the individual selves can be mobilized together into a collective self, for the societal building. A few case studies are referred where collective identity among stakeholders is studied: in a renovation project environment in Finland, in management environment in Norway, and spiritual workforce environment in the US.

Full Text:

PDF

References


Aapaoja, Harri Haapasalo, and Pia Söderström. (2013). Early Stakeholder Involvement in the Project Definition Phase: Case Renovation. Hindawi Publishing Corporation ISRN Industrial Engineering, Article ID 953915. Retrieved from https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/953915/.

Brian H. Roberts. (2022). Tool KIT for Rapid Economic Assessment, Planning, and Development of Cities in Asia. Asian Development Bank. Retrieved from https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/161535/toolkit-rapid-economic-assessment-cities.pdf.

Brown Stewart. (1987). Thinly Disguised Contempt - A Barrier to Excellence. PMID: 3644872, National Library of Medicine, PubMed.gov. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3644872/.

David Hooper. (2007). Law of Attraction – How to Earn Money, Love and Happiness. Kathode Ray Enterprises. Retrieved from https://theyoungtreps.com/wpcontent/uploads/2021/03/LAWS_OF_ATTRACTION.pdf.

Elizabeth Carpenter. (2022). Healthcare Industry Outlook: Advance Your Opportunity. Avalere. Retrieved from https://avalere.com/webinars/avalere-2022-healthcare-industry-outlook-advance-your-opportunity?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmKiQBhClARIsAKtSj-k_jbgjnH1C3a9VcmbjP5AOPfnUa6k7YWi8Bhp7Q2tKfXHt-fqub_EaAgFYEALw_wcB#.

Gustavo Rohenkohl, Jennifer T. Coull, and Anna C. Nobre, (2011). Behavioral Dissociation between Exogenous and Endogenous Temporal Orienting of Attention. PLoS ONE 6(1): e14620. Retrieved from https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0014620.

Hakeem Abdul Hameed. (2012). Shaheed Hakeem Muhammad. Saeed Number, Hamdard Magazine, Lahore. Retrieved from https://iqbalkalmati.blogspot.com/2021/10/shaheed-hakeem-muhammad-saeed-number.html.

Horst Hejny, Günter Tiess, Angelika. (2017). Stakeholders Mobilization – Interim Report. Int-met Consortium. Retrieved from https://www.intmet.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/D8.3.pdf.

Jan Terje Karlsen. (2002). Project Stakeholder Management. Norwegian School of Management BI, Engineering Management Journal Vol. 14 No. 4. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228934223_Project_Stakeholder_Management.

Jennifer Crocker. (1992). A Collective Self-Esteem Scale: Self-Evaluation of One's Social Identity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258180371_A_Collective_Self-Esteem_Scale_Self-Evaluation_of_One's_Social_Identity.

Jessie Curell. (2012). Digital Outreach for Community Engagement. A Digital Library Framework for Canadian Schools, Ottawa. Retrieved from https://mediasmarts.ca/sites/mediasmarts/files/lesson-plans/lesson_digital_outreach_community_engagement.pdf.

Jouni K. Juntunen, Minna Halme, Angelina Korsunova, and Risto Rajala. (2019). Strategies for Integrating Stakeholders into Sustainability Innovation: A Configurational Perspective. Journal of Product Innovation Management. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328616896_Strategies_for_Integrating_Stakeholders_into_Sustainability_Innovation_A_Configurational_Perspective.

Kevin David Kendrick, Simon Robinson. (1987). Tender Loving Care – A Relational Ethics in Nursing Practice. National Library of Medicine, PubMed.gov. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12035434/.

Meg Greene. (2004). Mother Teresa. Green Wood Biographies. Retrieved from https://ati.dae.gov.in/ati12052021_3.pdf.

Nora Lustig. (2004). Investing in Health for Economic Development. First edition, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla Santa Catarina Mártir, Cholula, 72820 Puebla, México. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/macrohealth/action/sintesis15novingles.pdf.

Shayari, Urdu. (2018). Read Allama Iqbal Poetry/Roman Urdu & English Translations. Largest Poems & Ghazals Collection of Kalam-e-Iqbal. Retrieved from https://sur.ly/o/iqbalurdu.blogspot.com/AA000014?pageviewId=desktop 302e353133333835303020313634343834333135342031303330313834393531.

Rachel Dodge, Annette P. Daly, Jan Huyton, Lalage Dorothy Sanders. (2012). The challenge of defining wellbeing. International Journal of Wellbeing 2(3), Cardiff Metropolitan University. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233740458_The_challenge_of_defining_wellbeing.

Reem Rahman, Kris Herbst, and Patrice Mobley. (2016). More than Just Doing Good, A Definition of Change Maker. Retrieved from https://www.evansville.edu/changemaker/downloads/more-than-simply-doing-good-defining-changemaker.pdf.

Reynold Nicholson. (1920). Asrar e Khudi. Allama Iqbal.com. Retrieved from http://www.allamaiqbal.com/works/poetry/persian/asrar/translation/index.htm.

Sara Rashid. (2019). Allama Iqbal Role in Creation of Pakistan. Iqra University, Karachi. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334041368_Allama_Iqbal-Mufakir_e_Pakistan.

Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C. (2004). The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior. In J. T. Jost & J. Sidanius (Eds.), Political psychology: Key readings (pp. 276–293). Psychology Press. Retrieved from https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2004-13697-016.

Teresa Novellino. (2016). Unwellness at Work Costs US $2.2 trillion, Report Finds. Upstart Business Journal, New York. Retrieved from https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/02/18/non-wellness-at-work-costs-u-s-2-2-trillion-report.html.

Textor, C. (2022). Annual per capita disposable income of rural and urban households in China from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Retrieved from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259451/annual-per-capita-disposable-income-of-rural-and-urban-households-in-china/.

Tim Lowder. (2006). New Dimensions of Corporate Culture: A Construct for Stakeholder Ethics in a Spiritual Workplace. Capella University, Ethics and Social Responsibility. Retrieved from https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=916740.

Usama Khilji, Abdul Sattar Edhi. (2016). The philanthropist who filled in for the state in Pakistan. South@Asia, Lahore School of Economics. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334041368_Allama_Iqbal-Mufakir_e_Pakistan.

Wikipedia. (2022). Welfare State in the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_state_in_the_United_Kingdom.

Wisman, Jon. (2018). Exploitation, Human Nature and Social Institutions. American University Working papers Series, Washington DC. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323428546_Exploitation_Human_Nature_and_Social_Institutions.

Zafar Iqbal. (2004). Allama Iqbal’s Concept of Khudi. Pakistan Link. Lahore. Retrieved from https://pakistanlink.org/Opinion/2009/July09/10/02.HTM.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/wjss.v9n1p26

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2022 Javed Yunas Uppal

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

World Journal of Social Science     ISSN 2329-9347 (Print)  ISSN 2329-9355 (Online)

Copyright © Sciedu Press

To make sure that you can receive messages from us, please add the 'sciedu.ca' and ‘sciedupress.com’ domains to your e-mail 'safe list'. If you do not receive e-mail in your 'inbox', please check your 'spam' or 'junk' folder.