The Tyranny of the Majority in Bangladesh
The Case of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12539488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lailufar Yasmin (0000-0002-0475-3582, University of Dhaka, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 116-132 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-7113 • E-ISSN: 1557-2986 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13537113.2014.879769 |
| OpenAlex | W1990060102 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This article analyzes how the construction of a national ideology in Bangladesh has been achieved through a style of majoritarianism based on “positional dominance.” This has resulted in the construction of a national identity that is based on a particular form of Bengali identity that subsumes and indeed delegitimizes other claims to identity within the state, including claims made by indigenous communities to their own distinctive, place-based identity. Although a formal peace treaty has been signed, peace remains elusive due to the cultural hegemony of Bengalis over the indigenous peoples in the name of the supremacy of the national state
Ancient history · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · History · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
Triangulating Peace
From knowing our needs to enacting change
Between a republican and a Bengalee state
Ethnocratic Statecraft and Conflict
Does Political Security Matter? A Study on the Life Satisfaction of Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Freedom from fear and subjective well-being
Dam(n)ing the hills
| Citations per year | 0.64 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |