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Assembling resistance against large-scale land deals: challenges for conflict transformation in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
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Abstract "Responding to the academic void on the impact of socio-ecological conflicts on peacebuilding and conflict transformation, I turn to resistance against large-scale land acquisitions in post-war contexts. Promising in terms of reconstruction and economic prosperity, the recent rush on land may, howev... view more
"Responding to the academic void on the impact of socio-ecological conflicts on peacebuilding and conflict transformation, I turn to resistance against large-scale land acquisitions in post-war contexts. Promising in terms of reconstruction and economic prosperity, the recent rush on land may, however, entail risks for reconciliation processes and long-term peace prospects. With reference to post-war Bougainville - as yet an autonomous province of Papua New Guinea - the article aims to conceptualize the impact of resistance against large-scale land deals on conflict transformation processes. Applying assemblage theory thereby allows not only analyzing multilayered dynamics in post-conflict societies but also new perspectives on socio-ecological conflicts. The findings suggest increasing resistance against land deals and state territorialization in Bougainville with resemblances to pre-war contentious politics against Panguna mine. Yet, the lasting war trauma, a high weapon prevalence, and growing social friction add to destructive deterritorialization processes that are currently slowed down by the upcoming independence referendum." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
conflict potential; Papua-New Guinea; land policy; social conflict; ecological consequences; Oceania; indigenous peoples; landed property; resistance; land; conflict management; agricultural policy; developing country; displacement
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 33-52
Journal
ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 9 (2016) 1
Issue topic
Political ecology and socio-ecological conflicts
ISSN
1999-253X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works