Identity, Contestation and Development in Northeast India [Hardcover]

Indias Northeast has long been riven by protracted armed conflicts for secession and movements for other forms of autonomy. This book shows how the conflicts in the region have gradually shifted towards inter-ethnic feuds, rendered more vicious by the ongoing multiplication of ethnicities in an already heterogeneous region. It further traces the intricate contours of the conflicts and the attempts of the dominant groups to establish their hegemonies against the consent of the smaller groups, as well as questions the efficacy of the states interventions. The volume also engages with the recurrent demands for political autonomy, and the resultant conundrum that hobbles the regions economic and political development processes.

Lucid, topical and thorough in analysis, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers in political science, sociology, development studies and peace & conflict studies, particularly those concerned with Northeast India.

List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface.Introduction Part I. Institution, Resources and Development 1. Ethnicisation of Space- Development Consequence and Political Response in Northeast India Rakhee Bhattacharya  2. Beyond Ethnicity: Development and Reconciliation Uddipana Goswami  3. Self-management and Development Institutions of Northeast India J. J. Roy Burman  4. Vicious Circle of Insurgency and Underdevelopment in Northeast India P.R. Bhattacharjee and Purusottam Nayak  5. Politics of Peace Accords in Northeast India Komol Singha and M. Amarjeet Singh  6. Forest Conservation and Community Land Rights in Manipur Hoineilhing SitlhouPart II. Ethnicity, Identity and Belonging  7. Identity, Deprivationls+