1st Edition

Autonomy and Ethnic Conflict in South and South-East Asia

Edited By Rajat Ganguly Copyright 2012
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

This book uses empirical evidence from various case studies to examine the relationship between territorial and regional autonomy, the nation-state and ethnic conflict resolution in South and South-East Asia. The concept of territorial or regional autonomy holds centre stage in the literature on ethnic conflict settlement because it is supposed to be able to reconcile two paradoxical... Read more

Introduction: Is Autonomy a Solution or an Obstacle to Resolving Ethn0-national Conflicts? Rajat Ganguly  1. Prospects for Autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir D. Suba Chandran  2. The Rise and Decline of a Separatist Insurgency: Contentious Politics in Assam, India Sanjib Baruah  3.  Ethnic Peacemaking in Sri Lanka: The Politics of Autonomy Solution  P. Sahadevan  4. Ending the War in Aceh: Leadership, Patronage and Autonomy in Yudhoyono's Indonesia Marcus Mietzner  5. Mindanao, Southern Philippines: The Pitfalls in Working for Peace in a Time of Political Decay Nathan Gilbert Quimpo  6. When Autonomy is not an Option? Governing Violence in Southern Thailand Chaiwat Satha-Anand  Conclusion: What Does the Empirical Evidence Tell Us about the Suitability of Territorial Autonomy in Resolving Ethno-national Conflicts in South and Southeast Asia? Rajat Ganguly

Biography

Rajat Ganguly is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies and Academic Chair in Security Studies in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Murdoch University. He has written widely on ethnic conflict and international security. His current research projects focus on ethnic conflict resolution, international norms on secession, and Asian security. He is also the founding Editor of the Journal of South Asian Development.