Title Resilient communities : non-violence and civilian agency in communal war / Jana Krause, University of Amsterdam

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 294 pages) Contents Communal war -- Resilient communities -- Fieldwork in the context of communal conflicts -- Indonesia: from gang fight to 'religious war' in Ambon, Indonesia -- (Non- )violence and civilian agency in Jos, Nigeria -- Nigeria: a deadly conflict cycle in Jos, Plateau State -- (Non- )violence and civilian agency in Jos, Nigeria Summary Focuses on civilian agency and mobilization 'from below' and explains violence and non-violence in communal wars In Resilient Communities, Jana Krause focuses on civilian agency and mobilization 'from below' and explains violence and non-violence in communal wars. Drawing on extensive field research on ethno-religious conflicts in Ambon/Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia and Jos/Plateau State in central Nigeria, this book shows how civilians responded to local conflict dynamics very differently, evading, supporting, or collectively resisting armed groups. Combining evidence collected from more than 200 interviews with residents, community leaders, and former fighters, local scholarly work (in Indonesian), and local newspaper-based event data analysis, this book explains civilian mobilization, militia formation, and conflict escalation. The book's comparison of vulnerable mixed communities and (un)successful prevention efforts demonstrates how under courageous leadership resilient communities can emerge that adapt to changing conflict zones and collectively prevent killings. By developing the concepts of communal war and social resilience, Krause extends our understanding of local violence, (non- )escalation, and implications for prevention Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Ethnic conflict -- Indonesia -- Ambon Ethnic conflict -- Nigeria -- Jos Communalism -- Indonesia -- Ambon Communalism -- Nigeria -- Jos Nonviolence -- Indonesia -- Ambon Nonviolence -- Nigeria -- Jos Passive resistance -- Indonesia -- Ambon Passive resistance -- Nigeria -- Jos SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Communalism Ethnic conflict Nonviolence Passive resistance Indonesia -- Ambon Nigeria -- Jos Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108559942 1108559948 9781108675079 1108675077 9781108457170 1108457177

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