Autonomy and Armed Separatism in South and Southeast AsiaMichelle Ann Miller Armed separatist insurgencies have created a real dilemma for many national governments of how much freedom to grant aggrieved minorities without releasing territorial sovereignty over the nation-state. This book examines different approaches that have been taken by seven states in South and Southeast Asia to try and resolve this dilemma through various offers of autonomy. Providing new insights into the conditions under which autonomy arrangements exacerbate or alleviate the problem of armed separatism, this comprehensive book includes in-depth analysis of the circumstances that lead men and women to take up arms in an effort to remove themselves from the state's borders by creating their own independent polity. |
Contents
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3 SelfGovernance as a Framework for Conflict Resolution in Aceh | 36 |
Why the Cendrawasih continues to fear the Garuda | 59 |
5 The Parallels and the Paradox of TimorLeste and Western Sahara | 77 |
Rethinking the Indonesian Occupation and the East Timorese Resistance | 93 |
Expanding State Territoriality after the Kachin Ceasefire | 113 |
The AutonomySeparation Dialectic | 136 |
10 Autonomy and Armed Separatism in Jammu and Kashmir | 177 |
11 Armed Conflicts and Movements for Autonomy in Indias Northeast | 196 |
The Trouble with Autonomy | 217 |
A Century of Resistance to State Penetration in Southern Thailand | 235 |
Manila and Muslim Mindanao | 256 |
Obstacles to Conflict Resolution through Autonomy in the Southern Philippines | 278 |
16 Conclusion | 296 |
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Aceh Aceh’s Acehnese administrative agreement areas armed separatism armed separatist ARMM Asian Assam Autonomous Region autonomy arrangements Bangsamoro benefits ceasefire civilian claims conflict conflict resolution Constitution decentralization Delhi demands democratic devolution difficult East Timor economic edited elections elites ethnic conflict ethnic minorities federal fighting final first Fretilin government’s groups human rights identity implemented independence India Indonesia Indonesian military influence Institute insurgency integration Isaan Islamic J8CK Jakarta Jammu Kachin Kashmir leaders LTTE LTTE’s Maguindanao Malay Malay Muslim MILF militant Mindanao Misuari MNLF Moro movement Muslim Mindanao Myanmar negotiations office officials outfit Papuans parties Pattani peace process political solution population President proposals provinces Provincial Council referendum reflected reform regime regional autonomy resistance Satun self-determination separatist conflict significant Sinhalese South and Southeast Southeast Asia sovereignty special autonomy specific Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Tamil Tatmadaw territory Thai Timor-Leste Timorese unitary violence Western Sahara