Separatist Conflict in Indonesia : The long-distance politics of the Acehnese diaspora

ISBN-13: 9780415668965 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 280 str.

Antje Missbach

Opis

This book describes, analyses and interprets more than thirty years of long-distance politics exercised by the Acehnese diaspora and the diasporans attempts to influence Aceha (TM)s homeland developments in the lead-up to, during and after the internal conflict that afflicted the region between 1976 and 2005. While other scholars have dealt with internal social, political, historical and cultural aspects of the small-scale conflict in Aceh, they have only touched marginally upon external factors related to the Acehnese overseas and their impact on homeland politics. Studying the Acehnese diaspora, located mainly in Malaysia, Scandinavia, the USA and Australia, and its aspirations, socio-political activities as well as cultural and economic performance, Missbach argues that the Acehnese diaspora has been of fundamental importance to conflict and politics within Aceh.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Intent, Theoretical Framework and Methodology  2. The Roots of the Acehnese Diaspora  3. The Diasporisation of the Acehnese Overseas  4. The Diaspora's Contributions to War and Peace in the Homeland  5. Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces in the Acehnese Diaspora  6. Acehnese Diasporans’ Involvement in Post-Conflict Developments  7. Post-Conflict Transformation of the Remnant Diaspora

O autorze

Antje Missbach obtained her PhD from Australia National University in Canberra. She has taught at Humboldt University in Berlin and at Heidelberg University. Currently she is a McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Melbourne