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Spatial Struggles and the Politics of Peace : the Aung San Statue as a Site for Post-War Conflict in Myanmar’s Kayah State
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- Olivius, Elisabeth, 1983- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Statsvetenskapliga institutionen,Umeå University, (SWE)
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- Hedström, Jenny (author)
- Försvarshögskolan,Strategiavdelningen,Gender, Peace & Security
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- 2021-01-12
- 2021
- English.
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In: Journal of Peacebuilding and Development. - : Sage Publications. - 1542-3166 .- 2165-7440. ; 16:3, s. 275-288
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- This article explores processes of place-making and space-making around the erection of the Aung San statue in Kayah state in Myanmar and draws out the competing visions of peace that are articulated through them. The raising of the statue unleashed widespread public protest, which was largely met by repression by the Myanmar authorities. Drawing on interviews, focus groups, and documentary sources, we argue that the statue constitutes an attempt to establish a post-war political order centred on the reassertion of government authority in ethnic minority areas and the creation of unity through the imposition of one national identity. However, the statue has also been appropriated as a key site for the articulation of alternative visions of peace and development. The conflict around the statue thereby makes visible ongoing struggles over the meaning of peace and shows how these post-war struggles are fought on and through space and place.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science -- Political Science (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- post-war
- peace
- space
- place
- monuments
- peacebuilding
- Kayah/Karenni state
- Myanmar
- freds- och konfliktforskning
- Peace and Conflict Research
- Krigsvetenskap
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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