Mutually Constitutive State-building Processes in the Borderlands of Myanmar

Francesco Buscemi on Debate, Myanmar, Rohingya, Arakan, state-building, minorities

Myanmar arguably hosts one of the largest concentrations of state-repelling ethnic minorities. Nevertheless, with the gradual occupation, co-optation and articulation of physical and social spaces and structures by central authorities, the only environment that seems left to them is that of illegality, often once again defined by and in mutual relation with the state.

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The Unbearable Lightness of R2P: The Rohingya Case

Igor Milić on Debate, refugees, R2P, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Rohingya

The sterile current debate about the ‘responsibility to protect’ the Rohingya minority highlights one of the aporias of the contemporary national politico-legal frameworks: the rupture between citizenship and nude humanness. In the midst of ongoing and potentially explosive humanitarian crises, there is one which, at a very close look, bears an important diacritical sign »

Cyber and Human Vulnerabilities: Who Is the Ethical Hacker and Why Should We Care


by Anita Biscaro
 
Cyber and human vulnerabilities are mutually dependent and the so-called ethical hackers seem the…

Researchers at risk in Central Asia (part II)


by Philipp Lottholz
 
Researcher safety in peace, conflict and security studies in Central Asia and beyond: Making…

Researchers at risk in Central Asia (part I)


by Philipp Lottholz
 
Researcher safety in peace, conflict and security studies in Central Asia and beyond: Making…

Regeni, the media chorus sides with the counter-revolution


by Francesco Strazzari
 
Instead of looking into the mechanisms that shield the executioners from prosecution, Italian media…

Gangs in Central America: Nicaragua vs the Northern Triangle


by Angelita Francina Schout
 
From maras to pandillas, between street gangs and organised crime: a comparative look across…

Everyday Practices of ‘Counter-Radicalisation’ and ‘Countering Violent Extremism’


by Ervjola Selenica
 
Governing the Radical through Power, Knowledge, Economy and Routine. EISA Prague 2018 – Call for…

The social roots of 'radicalisation' and 'violent extremism' in Africa


by Francesco Strazzari
 
Is 'radicalisation' the cause or the effect of violent conflict in Africa? English translation…

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