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Invitation to Contribute to a Special Issue of
Gandhi Marg (Vol. 32, No. 4, Jan-March 2011) on
Identity Formation and Peacebuilding in Northeast India
| Call for Papers Date: | 2010-09-14 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2010-06-13 |
| Announcement ID: |
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Invitation to Contribute to a Special Issue of
Gandhi Marg (Vol. 32, No. 4, Jan-March 2011) on
Identity Formation and Peacebuilding in Northeast India
Editors
John S Moolakkattu
SGTDS, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
S Mangi Singh
Department of Political Science, Manipur University
One of the major tests of the vitality of any state is the extent to which it is able to contain civil conflicts and instill in the citizenry a sense of belongingness. For large
multi-cultural states like India this has proved to be a more daunting task. The reorganization of states in India in the late fifties was instrumental in containing linguistic subnationalism. However, other issues stemming from class or ethnicity continue to generate and sustain civil conflicts in a number of states. Prominent among them are the Northeastern states where protests have ranged from issue-based civilian movements to outright secessionist demands. The causes of these protests are many: integration without consent, irredentism, subnationalism, migration, relative deprivation and seemingly colonial attitudes of the mainland
Indians and central government functionaries. Nearly a dozen peace accords have been signed, and barring a few cases like the Mizo accord, they have played only marginal roles in bringing peace to the region.
Gandhi Marg will devote a full issue of the Journal to the question of identity formation and peacebuilding in Northeast India. Papers are invited from scholars and scholar-activists on the theme. The geographical concept of Northeast India adopted here includes both Sikkim and the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. Some broad themes are:
Analyzing conflicts in Northeast India - Civilian movements -Insurgency and its support bases -Intra-regional conflicts (eg. over Greater Nagaland)- Civil society initiatives in peacebuilding - Autonomy arrangements - Nature of peace processes - Peace accords - Women and peacebuilding - Religious initiatives for peacebuilding - Gandhi and Gandhian organizations - Power-sharing arrangements within
Northeastern states - The state government as an interlocutor in peace negotiations -Northeast policies of individual governments at the Centre.
The last date for sending abstracts is 31 August 2010. The full paper is due on or before 15 November 2010. All submitted papers will be reviewed by the editors and such other experts that they may deem appropriate. The issue is to be brought out in late January 2011.
We also welcome book reviews and short articles (of around 2000 words written in essay style) bearing on the theme for inclusion in the same issue. Abstracts as well as articles may be sent simultaneously to: editorgmarg@yahoo.co.in &
smangisingh@yahoo.co.in as file attachments processed in MS word. Gandhi Marg follows the Chicago Manual of Style. All notes and references numbered consecutively may be provided at the end of the paper.
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John S Moolakkattu, Director, School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India - 686560 Phone (office): +91-481-2731039; Res: 0482-2254299
Email: moolakkattu@gmail.com
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