The post-colonial state and minorities: ethnocide in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This paper argues that ethnocide in post-colonial states can be located in the interplay of three processes: (1) nation-building and development visions of the bureaucratic state; (2) the struggle for autonomy by the minorities; and (3) militarised pursuit of national security agenda by the bureaucratic state. The bureaucratic, political, economic, cultural and military penetration of the state into the territories of the indigenous communities often results in the marginalisation of those communities and destruction of their cultures and identity. It leads to demand for autonomy by the minorities. The state reacts to the struggle for autonomy by pursuing a militarised security agenda. Ethnocide in the post-colonial state occurs against the vortex of these processes. The Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh is an interesting case of ethnocide in the above context.
Author: Bhumitra Chakma
Institution: University of Hull
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: British Academy
OpenAlex ID: W1990576769