Christopher b duncan daughter

My research explores a variety of topics in the anthropology of religion, the anthropology of violence, and issues of indigenous rights. My work is based primarily on the island of Halmahera in eastern Indonesia, but I have also worked in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), Sulawesi, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

A major focus of my research has been on the role of religion in communal violence and post-conflict dynamics. Since 1999 I have been examining a religious conflict in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku. My research moves beyond current approaches that focus on elite-based and event driven explanations of collective violence in Indonesia. Instead, I focus on the ways in which participants framed the conflict as a matter of religious difference and how this framing influenced subsequent acts of violence. I also explore how religious interpretations of the violence have influenced the post-conflict situation through an examination of peace and reconciliation initiatives, local efforts at memorial building, and the re-integration of forced mi

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