South and South East Asia

Inclusive Peace in Muslim Mindanao

Revisiting the dynamics of conflict and exclusion
Francisco J. Lara Jr.
Phil Champain
July, 2009
International Alert
32 pages
London, UK
978-1-906677-43-5

This paper argues that at the core of the problem of persistent violence in Mindanao is the exclusionary political economy that is developed and sustained through a complex system of contest and violence. “Rebellion-related” violence relating to the vertical armed challenges against the infrastructure of the state combines with “inter- or intra-clan and group violence” relating to horizontal armed challenges between and among families, clans, and tribes.

This paper argues that at the core of the problem of persistent violence in Mindanao is the exclusionary political economy that is developed and sustained through a complex system of contest and violence.

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