This is the second part of my conversation with Jelle J. P. Wouters on his book In the Shadows of Naga Insurgency. In this episode, we talk about corruption and the practice of democratic election in Nagaland. 

We consider how mishandling of developmental funds and electoral malpractices might be better understood when seen as taking place "in the shadows of Naga insurgency." Jelle suggests that these phenomena are not as simplistic as they are often presented. Instead, gleaning from his ethnographic research findings, he recommends that we view Naga societies with all their issues and characteristics in light of what he calls, an insurgency complex. 

In the Shadows of Naga Insurgency: Tribes, State and Violence in Northeast India is published in 2018 by Oxford University Press, India.  

Jelle J. P. Wouters is a social anthropologist and currently is senior lecturer at Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan.  This is the second of a two part conversation with Jelle. 

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