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This book explores hybrid peacebuilding in Asia, focusing on local intermediaries bridging the gaps between incumbent governments and insurgents, national leadership and the grassroots constituency, and local stakeholders and international intervenors. The contributors shed light on the functions of rebel gatekeepers in Bangsamoro, the Philippines, and Buddhist Peace monks in Cambodia to illustrate the mechanism of dialogue platforms through which gaps are filled and the nature of hybrid peace is negotiated. The book also discusses the dangers of hybrid peacebuilding by examining the cases of India and Indonesia where national level illiberal peace was achieved at the expense of welfare of minority groups. They suggest a possible role of outsiders in hybrid peacebuilding and mutually beneficial partnership between them and local intermediaries.
List of contents
1: Introduction.- 2: Asian Peacebuilding: Theory and Practice.- 3: A Typology of Mid-Space Local Bridge-Builders.- 4: Roles of Rebel Gatekeepers in Mid-Space Peacebuilding: A Case Study of Bangsamoro.- 5: Roles of Religious Leaders as Bridge-builders: A Case Study of Cambodia.- 6: Illiberal Peacebuilding in India and Indonesia: The Dangers of the Hybrid Approach.- 7: Conclusion.
About the author
Yuji Uesugi is Professor at Waseda University, Japan, teaching conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and human security. He has worked as a peacebuilding practitioner in Timor-Leste, Bangsamoro, Cambodia, and Indonesia.
Summary
This book explores hybrid peacebuilding in Asia, focusing on local intermediaries bridging the gaps between incumbent governments and insurgents, national leadership and the grassroots constituency, and local stakeholders and international intervenors. The contributors shed light on the functions of rebel gatekeepers in Bangsamoro, the Philippines, and Buddhist Peace monks in Cambodia to illustrate the mechanism of dialogue platforms through which gaps are filled and the nature of hybrid peace is negotiated. The book also discusses the dangers of hybrid peacebuilding by examining the cases of India and Indonesia where national level illiberal peace was achieved at the expense of welfare of minority groups. They suggest a possible role of outsiders in hybrid peacebuilding and mutually beneficial partnership between them and local intermediaries.
