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Boundaries and belonging in the Indo-Myanmar borderlands : Chin refugees in Mizoram

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McConnachie, Kirsten (2018) Boundaries and belonging in the Indo-Myanmar borderlands : Chin refugees in Mizoram. Journal of Refugee Studies . doi:10.1093/jrs/fey012 (In Press)

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Abstract

This article examines the reception of Chin refugees from Myanmar in Mizoram State in north-east India through the framework of boundaries and belonging. Strong historical, cultural and ethnic connections between Chin and Mizo might suggest a strong claim to belonging. This has been true to some extent but the reception of Chin in Mizoram has also been shaped by perceived otherness. This article explores the co-existing discourses of Chin as other/brother in relation to processes of boundary-making, boundary policing and boundary manipulation. It argues that these contrasting narratives illustrate a dynamic relationship between national borders and boundaries of belonging that speak to deeper truths about the legitimacy of the nation state and the role of place, politics and identity in the construction of insiders and others. This case study generates several conclusions of wider relevance to refugee studies, namely the flexibility of perceptions of belonging, the possibility of deliberately reshaping perceptions of belonging and the existence of multiple, overlapping identities (i.e. citizenship, faith, ethnicity and culture) that are accorded different weight and value at different times.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
K Law [Moys] > KT Asia and Pacific
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Refugees -- India -- Mizoram, Chin (Southeast Asian people) -- India -- Mizoram, Refugees -- Social conditions, Other (Philosophy), Chin (Southeast Asian people) -- Ethnic identity
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Refugee Studies
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0951-6328
Official Date: 13 March 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
13 March 2018Published
7 February 2018Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 27 March 2018
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fey012
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: In Press
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDJohn Fell Fund, University of Oxfordhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004789
UNSPECIFIEDOckenden Internationalhttps://lccn.loc.gov/nb2010010112

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