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From Nationalism to Factionalism: Faultlines in the Naga Insurgency

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  • Namrata Panwar

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Do ceasefires or peace talks create fragmentation in the insurgent groups? Rather than proposing claims that can offer predictions about armed groups behaviour under ceasefires or peace processes, the analysts tend to focus largely on the dynamics between state and non-state actor. The experts pay little attention to overtime changes in social and local political context which might contribute to propelling a rebel group towards fragmentation and factionalism. The present study intends to fill this gap by exploring the shifting role of public opinion and ethnic support for the peace talks to ascertain whether it can increase the likelihood of factionalism in rebel groups or not. This article applies this approach to the case of Naga National Movement (1947–2015) in India, and finds that the proposed variable appears to have increased the frequency of factionalism in the movement.

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  • Namrata Panwar, 2017. "From Nationalism to Factionalism: Faultlines in the Naga Insurgency," Small Wars and Insurgencies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 233-258, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fswixx:v:28:y:2017:i:1:p:233-258
    DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2016.1233642
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