The Naga Narrative of Conflict: Envisioning a Resolution Roadmap

Goswami, Namrata

doi:10.1080/09700160701391241

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“…Following the implementation of the self-government ar-rangement, more narrowly defined identities gained in importance. However, this did not undermine internal stability (Bhaumik 2007;Goswami 2007), and it was the specific subgroup identity constellations that were crucial in this respect. The Mizo are strongly dominated internally by a single tribe, the Lushai, who make up 70 percent of the Mizo population.…”

Section: Dominated Ethnic Groupsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Institutional Conflict Settlement in Divided Societies: The Role of Subgroup Identities in Self-Government Arrangements

Juan

2012

SSRN Journal

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Institutions can contribute to regulating interethnic conflict; however, in many cases they fail to bring about lasting peace. The paper argues that their negligence of intraethnic factors accounts for some of this failure. Ethnic groups are often treated as unitary actors even though most consist of various linguistic, tribal or religious subgroups. This internal heterogeneity is often obscured by overarching collective ethnic identities that are fostered by interethnic conflict. However, when such interethnic conflict is settled, these subgroup differences may come back to the fore. This "resurgence" can lead to subgroup conflict about the political and economic resources provided through intergroup institutional settlements. Such conflict can in turn undermine the peace-making effect of intergroup arrangements. Different subgroup identity constellations make such destructive effects more or less likely. The paper focuses on self-government provisions in the aftermath of violent interethnic conflict and argues that lasting intergroup arrangements are especially challenging when they involve "contested" ethnic groups.

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Section: Dominated Ethnic Groupsmentioning

confidence: 99%