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The armed Naga political movement resulted in the statehood of Nagaland with a special provision for administration of the state based on customary laws and procedures under Article 371 (A) of the Indian Constitution. Like caste and religion which, formed the basis of associational life in postcolonial India, the colonial categorization of tribes, along with Article 371 (A) in the postcolonial state, deepened the identity of tribes in the associational life of Naga society. Naga society also interacts with the realities of militarized conflict. The identity of belonging to a tribe provides social capital in civil society organizations, and in the electoral democratic process. The contestations emanating from the enmeshment of identity politics in civil society and the dynamics of these interactions in the background of an armed conflict are explored in this article.
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The Asian Journal of Social Science is a principal outlet for scholarly articles on Asian societies published by the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore. AJSS provides a unique forum for theoretical debates and empirical analyses that move away from narrow disciplinary focus. It is committed to comparative research and articles that speak to cases beyond the traditional concerns of area and single-country studies. AJSS strongly encourages transdisciplinary analysis of contemporary and historical social change in Asia by offering a meeting space for international scholars across the social sciences, including anthropology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. AJSS also welcomes humanities-oriented articles that speak to pertinent social issues. AJSS publishes internationally peer-reviewed research articles, special thematic issues and shorter symposiums. AJSS also publishes book reviews and review essays, research notes on Asian societies, and short essays of special interest to students of the region.
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