The Rohingyas of Myanmar and the Biopolitics of Hunger

Tamara Nair

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2015, vol. 5, issue 4

Abstract: The Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar have faced discrimination due to their ethnicity and religion from the majority Burmese-Buddhist population and have been subjected to biased policies governing citizenship. This has resulted in prejudicial behavior on the part of the state in terms of movement, employment, education, and, consequently, access to food. Such discrimination has led to the Rohingyas being one of the most food-insecure communities in Asia. Using concepts of biopolitics and governmentality, I discuss how acute hunger in the community is a state-created construct—one of many strategies to isolate and control the Rohingyas.

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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