Publications

Books 

Ishiyama, John and Sindre, Gyda M. (Eds.) (2023) The effects of rebel parties on governance, democracy and stability after civil wars: From guns to governing. London: Routledge

Carter, Neil, Keith, Dan, Sindre, Gyda M. and Vasilopolou, Sofia (Eds.) (2023) Routledge Handbook of Political Parties. London: Routledge

Journal Special Issues 

Curtis, Devon and Sindre, Gyda M. (guest editors) (2019) Special Issue: Transforming State Visions: Ideology and Ideas in Armed Groups Turned Political Parties. Government and Opposition 54 (3) and the wider special collection What happens to ideas and ideologies in armed groups turned political partiesSee here for video introducing the special issue!

Sindre, Gyda M. and Söderström, Johanna (guest editors) (2016) Special Issue: Understanding Armed Groups and Party Politics. Civil Wars 18(2). 

Journal articles

Curtis, Devon and Sindre, Gyda M. (2019) Transforming state visions: Ideology and ideas in armed groups turned political parties – Introduction to special issue. Government and Opposition 54. (Read only open access) 

Sindre, Gyda M. (2019) Adapting to peacetime politics? Rebranding and ideological change in former rebel parties, Government and Opposition 54(3), link to Read-Only Open Access). Accepted version: IDEOLOGY G&O_Preprint Accepted  

Sindre, Gyda M. (2018) From secessionism to regionalism: Intra-organizational conflict and ideological moderation within armed secessionist movements. Political Geography 64. pp. 23-32 OPEN ACCESS! 

Sindre, Gyda M and Söderström, Johanna (2016) Understanding armed groups and party politics, Civil Wars 18 (2) 109-117

Sindre, Gyda M (2016) In whose interests? Former rebel parties and ex-combatant interest group mobilization in Aceh and East Timor, Civil Wars 18 (2) 192-213 

Sindre, Gyda M. (2016) Internal party democracy in former rebel parties in Party Politics 22(4) pp. 501-511. Accepter version:  Sindre_Party Politics 2016

Sindre, Gyda M. (2014) Rebels and aid in the context of peacebuilding and humanitarian disaster: A comparison of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), Forum for Development Studies, 41(1), pp. 1-21. 

Sindre, Gyda M. (2012) Civic engagement and democracy in Post-Suharto Indonesia: A review of Musrenbang, the Kecamatan Development Program and labour organising, Sindre_PCD 2012, 4 (1) (Open Source!!).

Sindre, Gyda M. (2009) Conflict resolution and democratization in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami: A comparative study of Aceh and Sri Lanka, Power, Conflict, and Democracy 1 (1),  with Kristian Stokke and Olle Törnquist PCD_2010 (Open source!!)

Book chapters (peer reviewed) 

[forthcoming 2023] Ch 28 ‘Post-conflict political parties’ in Carter, N., Keith, D., Sindre, G.M. and Vasilogouplou, S. Routledge Handbook of Political Parties. London: Routledge (with Carrie Manning)

(2023) ‘Balancing patronage and popular democracy: Rebel group inclusion and the impact on democracy in Southeast Asia’ Ch 3 in Ishiyama, John and Sindre, Gyda M. (eds.) The effects of rebel parties on governance, democracy, and stability after civil wars: From guns to governing. London: Routledge

(2023) ‘Introduction: Rebel group inclusion and democratisation’, Ch 1 in Ishiyama, John and Sindre, Gyda M. (eds.) The effects of rebel parties on governance, democracy, and stability after civil wars: From guns to governing. London: Routledge (with John Ishiyama)

(2023) ‘Conclusion: Towards a there of rebel to party transformation’, Ch 16 in Ishiyama, John and Sindre, Gyda M. (eds.) The effects of rebel parties on governance, democracy, and stability after civil wars: From guns to governing. London: Routledge (with John Ishiyama)

(2021) Peace and Conflict Studies Fieldwork: Gatekeepers, in Brett, Roddy; Roger MacGinty and Birte Vogel, The Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork. London: Routledge

(2017) Indonesia: Dynamics of regime change. Ch 20 in Burnell, Peter, Lise Rakner and Vicky Randall (eds.) Politics in the Developing World, 5th ed., pp. 300-310

(2015) Indonesia: Neoliberal development in the context of decentralised patronage politics Ch 8 in Hansen, Arve and Wethal, Ulrikke (eds.), Emerging Economies and Challenges to Sustainability: Theories, strategies, and local realities. New York: Routledge. 

(2011): Dari perlawanan bersenjata menuju partisipasi politik: transformasi politik GAM. Ch. 5 in Aceh: Peran demokrasi bagi perdamaian dan rekonstruksi, PCD Press.

(2010) From political exclusion to Inclusion: The political transformation of GAM, Chapter 5 in Törnquist et.al. (eds.) Aceh: The Role of Democracy for Peace and Reconstruction, Singapore: PCD Press.

Policy reports

Cho, J., Curtis, D., Dugout, V., Malm, J., Sindre, G., and Söderberg Kovacs, M. The political dynamics of DDR: Key research findings. Joint brief series: The political dynamics of DDR. Stockholm: Folke Bernadotte Academy, PAW and UNDPO/OROLSI DDR Section.

Cho, Jacqui and Sindre, Gyda (2022) Ideological moderation in armed groups turned political partiesJoint brief series: The political dynamics of DDR. Stockholm: Folke Bernadotte Academy, PAW and UNDPO/OROLSI DDR Section.

Sindre, Gyda (2021) Case study of the Aceh peace process: Inclusion, participation and representation. Principles for Peace/Interpeace.

Caspersen, Nina and Sindre, Gyda (2020) Supporters, Spoilers or Side-lined? The role of parliaments in peacebuilding. Westminster Foundation for Democracy.

Work in progress  

*Governing after war: How former rebels shape the state (monograph).

*When civil society shapes transitional justice processes: Lessons from Aceh and Sri Lanka. Article manuscript 

A political ecology of peace? Balancing sustainability agenda with state-building agenda after armed conflict, article manuscript 

Civilian resistance to mass atrocities: Comparative lessons

Tamil resistance to mass atrocity violence during and after the civil war