Identity formation, Christian networks, and the peripheries of Kachin ethnonational identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6040489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandre Pelletier (0000-0002-3834-5106, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-89 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Politics & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-0787 • E-ISSN: 1943-0779 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/aspp.12571 |
| OpenAlex | W3133344866 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 31 |
Why do regional identities develop (or not)? While we know about the institutional incentives that make some identities more salient than others, we know much less about the conditions that make nation‐builders more or less successful. To fill this gap, this paper examines the organizational dimensions of identity formation and the peripheries of Kachin nationalism in Myanmar. It argues that identity formation is shaped by political entrepreneurs’ capacity to (1) create inclusive inter‐elite alliances and (2) turn individuals into “citizens” of a larger ensemble. Empirically, it seeks to understand why we find resistance to a pan‐Kachin identity among two “Kachin” subgroups: Rawang and Lisu. The article shows that their conditional Kachin identity is the outcome of (1) incomplete inter‐elite alliances due to the uneven spread of Christian networks through which nation‐builders worked; and (2) the KIO’s variable and declining capacity to provide public goods inclusively across all Kachin groups
Collective identity · Economics · Elite · Identity (music · Incentive · Market economy · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Salient · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma (Nias Studies in Asian Topics)
Social conflict and social movements.
From mobilization to revolution
Being and Becoming Kachin
Standardizing Diversity
The Creation of tribalism in southern Africa
Why Ethnic Parties Succeed
Coalitions of the Well-being
Networks of Rebellion
The de-escalation of violence and the political economy of peace-mongering
Christian Missionaries in Upper Burma, 1853–85
States and nationalism in Europe 1492?1992
Nation Building
Making a Name for Themselves
Karen Nationalist Communities
State Versus Ethnic Claims
Imagined communities
Rebel Politics
Civil War as State-Making
Explaining Myanmar's regime transition
Quotidian institutions and identity formation
Second-order’ ethnic minorities in Asian secessionist conflicts
Spaces and territorialities on the Sino-Burmese boundary
Ashes of co-optation
Citizen and Subject
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |