The Naga intra-community dialogue

Preventing and managing violent ethnic conflict

Bibliographic Data

ID12733684
AuthorsNamrata Goswami (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume22
Issue1
Pages93-120
Publication date2010-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Change Peace & Security (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-1158 • E-ISSN: 1478-1166
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14781150903488020
OpenAlexW1967624275
LanguageEN
Citations received3

The Naga intra-community dialogue is one of the most distinctive community-based dialogue processes in the world for the prevention, management and resolution of violent ethnic conflicts. Ongoing since the 1950s, the Naga dialogue has gained strong momentum since 2000 as a result of its growing capacity to address issues of violence and security in Naga-inhabited areas in India. The dialogue enjoys popular support as the formal ceasefire agreements between the Union Government and the Naga militant actors have failed to address issues of inter-factional violence and civilian deaths. The article argues that the Naga intra-community dialogue enjoys legitimacy in Naga society due to its representative character and visible impact in controlling the ‘escalation’ of violence in society. The article also argues that the formal Naga peace negotiations between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah–NSCN (IM) will become more effective and inclusive in character if it is firmly rooted in the community based Naga dialogue

Conflict resolution · Ethnic conflict · Ethnic group · Government (linguistics · International community · Legitimacy · Militant · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Public Administration · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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