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%T Assembling resistance against large-scale land deals: challenges for conflict transformation in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea %A Hennings, Anne %J ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies %N 1 %P 33-52 %V 9 %D 2016 %@ 1999-253X %X "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) %C AUT %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info