| ID | 190417 |
| Title Proper | Social Construction of Grievance and Everyday Responses to Violent Conflict |
| Other Title Information | Insights from the Maoist Conflict in West Bengal, India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Carrer, Monica |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While in the civil wars literature grievance is often considered as a cause of violent conflict, this paper investigates how grievances are meaningful to the people who experience violence, and how these meanings are expressed in everyday actions. Through the case of the Maoist conflict in India, in this paper I explore how grievance is socially constructed and related to action according to local people’s own narratives. This study reveals that perceptions of grievance are related not only to violent actions, but also to everyday strategies to resist violence and achieve durable peace and social change at the local level. |
| `In' analytical Note | Civil Wars Vol. 25, No.1; Mar 2023: p.29-51 |
| Journal Source | Civil Wars Vol: 25 No 1 |
| Key Words | India ; Violent Conflict ; Social Construction ; Maoist Conflict in West Bengal |