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Global Gangs Workshop

Published 04 May 2009

Comparative Global Gangs research on 14-15 May 2009

The Centre for Conflict, Development and Peace-Building (CCDP) at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, is pleased to invite you to a workshop on Comparative Global Gangs research on 14-15 May 2009.

The workshop will bring together a group of scholars with in-depth experience of primary research on youth gangs from a number of countries. The focus on cross-country comparison will offer important opportunities to exchange information and current research findings, to build upon existing knowledge, and to debate a number of commonly held perceptions and theories.

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The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)

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The NDFB was created on 3 October 1986. Originally called the Bodo Security Force (BSF), it was renamed the National Democratic Front of Bodoland 25 November 1994. The Bodo – also called Boro - constitute one of the largest tribal people of the Brahmaputra valley of Assam. Analysts agree that the Bodo have felt their identity threatened by many factors, including: an increased sentiment of cultural assimilation; the immigration of non-Bodos into their traditional areas; and an increased economic marginalization.

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The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)