From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia
On 15 August 2005, when the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Helsinki, Finland, it was considered yet another uncertain attempt at putting an end to Indonesia’s thirty years of conflict in its westernmost pro...
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| description | On 15 August 2005, when the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Helsinki, Finland, it was considered yet another uncertain attempt at putting an end to Indonesia’s thirty years of conflict in its westernmost province, Aceh. After a historically unprecedented reconstruction process that followed the tsunami of December 2004 and two orderly elections in 2006/2007 and 2009, Aceh’s peace process is not only still on track, but widely considered a role model for ending protracted civil wars by means of political participation and autonomy regulations. This article reviews past developments that have led to the reconfiguration of Aceh’s political landscape and seeks to illustrate the most recent developments in GAM’s transformation from an independence movement to an Indonesian local political party. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53d0009c33514c759cac1767a9ab5e282022-12-22T00:13:27ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs1868-10341868-48822010-04-0129195120From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in IndonesiaGunnar StangeRoman PatockOn 15 August 2005, when the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, GAM) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Helsinki, Finland, it was considered yet another uncertain attempt at putting an end to Indonesia’s thirty years of conflict in its westernmost province, Aceh. After a historically unprecedented reconstruction process that followed the tsunami of December 2004 and two orderly elections in 2006/2007 and 2009, Aceh’s peace process is not only still on track, but widely considered a role model for ending protracted civil wars by means of political participation and autonomy regulations. This article reviews past developments that have led to the reconfiguration of Aceh’s political landscape and seeks to illustrate the most recent developments in GAM’s transformation from an independence movement to an Indonesian local political party.http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa/article/view/211Southeast Asian StudieshistoryIndonesiaAcehpost-conflictGerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM)Partai Aceh303322IndonesiaAceh2000-2010 |
| spellingShingle | Gunnar Stange Roman Patock From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Southeast Asian Studies history Indonesia Aceh post-conflict Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) Partai Aceh 303 322 Indonesia Aceh 2000-2010 |
| title | From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia |
| title_full | From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia |
| title_short | From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia |
| title_sort | from rebels to rulers and legislators the political transformation of the free aceh movement gam in indonesia |
| topic | Southeast Asian Studies history Indonesia Aceh post-conflict Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) Partai Aceh 303 322 Indonesia Aceh 2000-2010 |
| url | http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa/article/view/211 |
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