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The Papuan conflict resembles the conflict in Aceh. Also some of the models of conflict resolution can undoubtedly be imported for Papua from Aceh. However, the existence of large migrant groups, the lack of a coherent organization of the rebel side, and the more extreme nature of economic grievances in Papua than in Aceh, give the conflict problem in Papua its own characteristics. This article speculates about how much Papua could learn from its own past and how much lessons it could emulate from other areas to establish its own mechanisms of peace negotiation.
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Notes
For the list of Members of the Team of 100, see Human Rights Watch (2000).
For a good insider’s analysis of the process leading to the adoption of the Special Autonomy Bill, see Agus Sumule (2003). On the Parliamentary committee, see, p. 366. Mr. Agus Sumule was a member of the Assistance Team to the Governor, in the drafting of the Special Autonomy Law.
The idea of the OPM as an umbrella of Papuan resistance can be seen for example in Amnesty International (2002).
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Dr. Timo Kivimäki is a Leader of ASEM Education Hub Thematic Network on Peace and Conflict Studies (http://www.nias.ku.dk/research/timo_kivimaki/).
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Kivimäki, T. Prospects of peace negotiation in Papua. AEJ 6, 69–79 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10308-007-0155-x
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