MYANMARS ROHINGYA CONFLICT
Published on 1. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-19-092886-5 (ISBN)
Description
The plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims has made international news in recent years. Reports of genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity are commonplace. The Rohingyas have been denied citizenship and are widely discriminated against. Hundreds of thousands have been internally displaced by violence, or have sought refuge in neighbouring or friendly Muslim countries. This conflict has become a litmus test for change in this country in transition, and
current assessments are far from positive. Whitewashing by the military, and a refusal by Aung San Suu Kyi's government to even use the name 'Rohingya', adds to international scepticism. Exploring this
long-running tripartite conflict between the Rohingya, Rakhine and Burman ethnic groups, this book offers a new analysis of the complexities of the conflict: the fears and motivations driving it and the competition to control historical representations and collective memory. By questioning these competing narratives, offering detailed sociopolitical analysis and examining the international dimensions of the conflict, this book offers new insights into what is preventing a peaceful resolution to
this intractable conflict.
current assessments are far from positive. Whitewashing by the military, and a refusal by Aung San Suu Kyi's government to even use the name 'Rohingya', adds to international scepticism. Exploring this
long-running tripartite conflict between the Rohingya, Rakhine and Burman ethnic groups, this book offers a new analysis of the complexities of the conflict: the fears and motivations driving it and the competition to control historical representations and collective memory. By questioning these competing narratives, offering detailed sociopolitical analysis and examining the international dimensions of the conflict, this book offers new insights into what is preventing a peaceful resolution to
this intractable conflict.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
378 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-092886-5 (9780190928865)
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Anthony Ware | Costas Laoutides
Myanmar's 'Rohingya' Conflict
E-Book
09/2018
OUP eBook
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Anthony Ware | Costas Laoutides
Myanmar's 'Rohingya' Conflict
E-Book
09/2018
OUP eBook
€21.99
Available for download
Persons
Anthony Ware is Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, and Director of the Australia Myanmar Institute. He specialises in international development in conflict situations, and sociopolitical dynamics of community-led development. Costas Laoutides is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Deakin University, Melbourne. He specialises in separatist conflicts, particularly relationships between negotiated settlements and modes of
political accommodation.
political accommodation.
Content
CONTENTS
Maps, Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Foreword
The Vexed Question of Names
PART I -- CONTEXT
Personal Journeys into this Conflict
1. Complexities, Misconceptions and Context
Addressing misconceptions, highlighting complexity
Rakhine State: Geography, history and demographics
Approach, Definitions and Outline
2. Recent Violence and Significance
Three interconnected conflicts, not one
Significance of the Conflict for Myanmar
PART II -- HISTORICAL NARRATIVES, REPRESENTATION AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY
History, memory and the social psychology of conflict
3. The Rohingya 'Origin' Narrative
Sources and their sociopolitical context
The Rohingya 'Origin' Narrative
4. Rakhine--Burman Narratives: 'Independence', 'Unity', 'Infiltration'
The Rakhine 'Independence' Narrative
The Burman 'Unity' Narrative
The Rakhine-Burman 'Infiltration' Narrative
PART III -- CONFLICT ANALYSIS
Philosophical landscape of conflict analysis theory
5. Security Dilemma, Minority Complex, Greed & Political Economy
A Tripartite Security Dilemma
Double--or triple--Minority Complex
Economic Drivers, Resources and Greed
6. Identity & Territory Grievances in Rakhine State
Identity, Ethnicity and Conflict
Building Ethnic Hegemony
Ethnic conflict, complexity, fluidity and micro-level violence
Territory
7. The International Community, Recommendations & Conclusions
Maps, Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Foreword
The Vexed Question of Names
PART I -- CONTEXT
Personal Journeys into this Conflict
1. Complexities, Misconceptions and Context
Addressing misconceptions, highlighting complexity
Rakhine State: Geography, history and demographics
Approach, Definitions and Outline
2. Recent Violence and Significance
Three interconnected conflicts, not one
Significance of the Conflict for Myanmar
PART II -- HISTORICAL NARRATIVES, REPRESENTATION AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY
History, memory and the social psychology of conflict
3. The Rohingya 'Origin' Narrative
Sources and their sociopolitical context
The Rohingya 'Origin' Narrative
4. Rakhine--Burman Narratives: 'Independence', 'Unity', 'Infiltration'
The Rakhine 'Independence' Narrative
The Burman 'Unity' Narrative
The Rakhine-Burman 'Infiltration' Narrative
PART III -- CONFLICT ANALYSIS
Philosophical landscape of conflict analysis theory
5. Security Dilemma, Minority Complex, Greed & Political Economy
A Tripartite Security Dilemma
Double--or triple--Minority Complex
Economic Drivers, Resources and Greed
6. Identity & Territory Grievances in Rakhine State
Identity, Ethnicity and Conflict
Building Ethnic Hegemony
Ethnic conflict, complexity, fluidity and micro-level violence
Territory
7. The International Community, Recommendations & Conclusions