Essays about: "Free Aceh Movement"

Found 3 essays containing the words Free Aceh Movement.

  1. 1. When a natural disaster occurs during a conflict – Catalyst or obstacle for peace? : A comparative case study of the insurgency in Aceh, Indonesia and the Sri Lankan civil war in relation to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Joanne van der Vlist; [2020]
    Keywords : Indian Ocean tsunami 2004; Aceh; Indonesia; Free Aceh Movement; Gerakan Aceh Merdeka GAM ; Sri Lanka; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam LTTE ; Tamil Tigers; civil war; peace; rational choice theory RCT ;

    Abstract : Superficial information of the civil wars in Aceh, Indonesia and Sri Lanka creates the idea that both conflicts were in similar situations when they were hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. It thus seems surprising that in the wake of the tsunami, the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia signed a peace agreement, while the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Government of Sri Lanka returned to war. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nationalist Networks and Transnational Opportunities - An Illustration of GAM and PULOs Transnational Activism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jens Bölling; [2007]
    Keywords : Asia; globalization; political opportunities; transnational activism; transnational nationalism; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : As a reaction against unjust policies and repression the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia and the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) in Thailand were formed at the end of the 1970s. Though their agendas have developed during the years, their demands have usually been centred on claims for independence based on nationalist arguments. READ MORE

  4. 3. Granting Autonomy as a Conflict Resolution between the Government of Indonesia and Free Aceh Movement (GAM)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Dwi Satya Ardyanto; [2006]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

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