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Violence as a means of control and domination in the Southern Philippines: how violence is used to consolidate power in the Southern Phillipines
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Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
Abstract
"The level of violence exerted in order to safeguard control and domination is alarmingly high in the Muslim regions of the Southern Philippines. Numerous studies and reports of local politics and society hold the civil war, American colonialism and Philippine internal imperialism responsible for th... view more
"The level of violence exerted in order to safeguard control and domination is alarmingly high in the Muslim regions of the Southern Philippines. Numerous studies and reports of local politics and society hold the civil war, American colonialism and Philippine internal imperialism responsible for this phenomenon. Despite fundamental changes of the political and economic framework during previous centuries, these ancient patterns of violence have remained a crucial cornerstone of the power of the ruling elite up to today. Thus, reducing violence will only be possible if reformist Muslims and Muslim researchers face up to their own violent roots. Peter Kreuzer's investigation shows that current practices can be traced back to former centuries and identified as an essential part of social order and practices of control and domination rooted in pre-Islamic times." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
political conflict; Islam; violence; civil war; social control; elite; political domination; legitimation; historical development; social status; Philippines; securing of power
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
City
Frankfurt am Main
Page/Pages
40 p.
Series
PRIF Reports, 105
ISBN
978-3-942532-26-6
Status
reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications