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by Novri Susan (Author)
This book is the first to analyse the practice of governance to resolve conflict in the case of Aceh in Indonesia. Combining theoretical discourse on conflict, democracy, and governance, it draws from original field research on the separatist conflict, utilizing a social constructivist approach in collating observations and interviews with political elites from both the Government of Indonesia and the Aceh Independent Movement (GAM). The conflict was an intractable one in which thousand civilians were killed between 1976 and 2006. The author zooms into the 2003 and 2007 period, against the broader context of the political landscape of Indonesia under the Suharto regime. In doing so, the book tackles the challenges presented by intrastate conflicts relating to ethno-religiosity, land use, and separatism. It unpacks the Indonesian political system's shift from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one, and demarcates the prevalence of state violence in managing conflicts, as exemplified in the Aceh separatism conflict. Relevent to political scientists and scholars in peace, conflict and development studies, this co-published book presents novel sociological insights into Indonesia's historical, and contemporary, political landscape.
Author Biography
Novri Susan is a lecturer in the Sociology Department at Universitas Airlangga, and is also the director of the Center for Development and Conflict Management Studies at Universitas Airlangga. He received his doctoral degree from Doshisha University, Kyoto, in the field of Contemporary Asian Studies. His Masters was obtained from the United Nations-mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica, in the field of International Peace Studies. His Bachelor's degree is from Universitas Gadjah Mada in the field of sociology. Novri Susan has published several books in Bahasa Indonesia such as Sosiologi Konflik (Sociology of Conflict), Negara Gagal Mengelola Konflik (State Failure in Conflict Management), Sosiologi Korupsi (Sociology of Corruption) and several book chapters. He has also published several papers related to conflict issues in journals and international conference proceedings.
