The Victimisation of Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh: Breaking the Silence – Postcolonial Criminology, Ethnography and Genocide.

SOUNDARARAJAN, Manikandan, Jaishankar, K, BUSHELL, Mark, TELFORD, Luke and TREADWELL, James (2023) The Victimisation of Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh: Breaking the Silence – Postcolonial Criminology, Ethnography and Genocide. The British Journal of Criminology. ISSN 1464-3529

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This paper gives voice to the victims of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Using criminological ethnographic research in refugee camps in Bangladesh, we examine the qualitative accounts of violence and persecution and ‘break the silence’ by giving voice to Rohingya people who had fled military violence. We place the Rohingya’s testimonies within a wider theoretical and historical discussion that also addresses the condition of criminology when it comes to understanding and analysing the crime of all crimes – genocide. In recent years, the potential for postcolonial criminology in explaining global inequalities has been much discussed. However, we critique parts of this debate and instead emphasize the importance of foregrounding the realities of extreme victimization of powerless individuals such as the Rohingya.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Postcolonial criminology, genocide, Rohingya, ethnography, state crime.
Faculty:	School of Law, Policing and Forensics > Sociology, Criminology and Terrorism
Depositing User:	James TREADWELL
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2023 11:21
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2024 15:45
URI:	https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/7981

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