This doctoral project focuses on micro level dynamics to understand the logic of violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh. For the CHT context, macro level analyses are widely available. Yet there is a lack of research on the micro level dynamics behind the conflict as well as the production and reproduction of violence. The project investigates the role of local actors and their interactions in shaping violence, examining predominantly local and traditional institutions. The different chains of connectivity and the triggering factors of violent conflict are the main focus of analysis.

• Funded by: VLIR-UOS
• Staff involved: Aynul Islam (PhD candidate); Koen Vlassenroot (supervisor); Bert Suykens (supervisor)