Putting social engineering on the back burner: teaching priorities in formal education in rural Punjab, Pakistan (2004)
Journal Article
Lyon, S. (2004). Putting social engineering on the back burner: teaching priorities in formal education in rural Punjab, Pakistan. Anthropology in Action: Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice, 11(1), 35-44

This paper argues that the state of education in rural areas of Pakistan indicate an urgent need for policies which will improve the poor performance of existing schools. Social engineering to address gender and class imbalances, laudable though this... Read More about Putting social engineering on the back burner: teaching priorities in formal education in rural Punjab, Pakistan.

'Indirect' symbolic violence and rivalry between equals in rural Punjab, Pakistan (2004)
Journal Article
Lyon, S. (2004). 'Indirect' symbolic violence and rivalry between equals in rural Punjab, Pakistan. Durham anthropology journal, 12(1), 37-50

This paper examines the social impact of the rice distribution ritual called a dég, in Punjab, Pakistan. This ritual exposes modes of dominance expressed or asserted by `symbolically' violent means. I focus on one dég which was significant by its exc... Read More about 'Indirect' symbolic violence and rivalry between equals in rural Punjab, Pakistan.

Modeling Context in Punjabi Conflict Resolution: Social Organizations as Context Agents (2004)
Journal Article
Lyon,, S. (2004). Modeling Context in Punjabi Conflict Resolution: Social Organizations as Context Agents. Cybernetics and Systems, 35(2-3), 193-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/01969720490426867

This paper suggests that multiagent model design can be a useful device for researchers in the social sciences. Focusing on the pluralistic competing venues and strategies for conflict resolution in Punjab, Pakistan, I argue that the social context m... Read More about Modeling Context in Punjabi Conflict Resolution: Social Organizations as Context Agents.

An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village (2004)
Book
Lyon, S. (2004). An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village. (12). Edwin Mellen Press

Asymmetrical power relationships are found throughout Pakistan’s Punjabi and Pukhtun communities. These relationships must be examined as manifestations of cultural continuity rather than as separate structures. The various cultures of Pakistan displ... Read More about An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village.