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From rebels to rulers and legislators: the political transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia
Vom Rebellen zum Herrscher und Gesetzgeber: die politische Umgestaltung der Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesien
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Abstract On 15 August 2005, when the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Helsinki, Finland, it was considered yet another uncertain attempt at putting an end to Indonesia’s thirty years of conflict in its westernmost pro... view more
On 15 August 2005, when the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Helsinki, Finland, it was considered yet another uncertain attempt at putting an end to Indonesia’s thirty years of conflict in its westernmost province, Aceh. After a historically unprecedented reconstruction process that followed the tsunami of December 2004 and two orderly elections in 2006/2007 and 2009, Aceh’s peace process is not only still on track, but widely considered a role model for ending protracted civil wars by means of political participation and autonomy regulations. This article reviews past developments that have led to the reconfiguration of Aceh’s political landscape and seeks to illustrate the most recent developments in GAM’s transformation from an independence movement to an Indonesian local political party.... view less
Keywords
party; political movement; political change; memorandum; civil war; Indonesia; autonomy; historical development; parliamentary election; political actor; regulation; Southeast Asia; political development; transformation; peace process; political independence; resistance movement; peace treaty; participation
Classification
General History
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Method
descriptive study; historical
Free Keywords
Southeast Asian Studies; history; Indonesia; Aceh; post-conflict; Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM); Partai Aceh; Indonesia; Aceh; 2000-2010
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 95-120
Journal
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 29 (2010) 1
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works