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- Title
"Coexistence Ceasefire" in Mindanao.
- Authors
Åkebo, Malin
- Abstract
In the peace and conflict literature, a ceasefire is often conceived as an event or an outcome of an armed conflict. In this paper, I argue that we can gain a better understanding of ceasefires by approaching them as dynamic processes of change and by exploring patterns of interactions and changing relationships in the context of ceasefire. I use this approach in a case study of the ceasefire between the government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao. I suggest that the Mindanao ceasefire can be conceptualized as a form of "coexistence ceasefire," and I trace the development of the particular ceasefire structure and interactions to features of the armed conflict, including its territorial dimension and the presence of multiple sources of violence. The paper contributes a new and more nuanced way of studying ceasefires that provides a better understanding of their characteristics and dynamics and of how they shape and in turn are shaped by the broader conflict landscape.
- Subjects
MINDANAO Island (Philippines); ARMISTICES; WAR; VIOLENCE; MORO Islamic Liberation Front
- Publication
Peace & Change, 2019, Vol 44, Issue 4, p468
- ISSN
0149-0508
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pech.12372