ABSTRACT
Reorganising genocides involve the destruction of the way of life of a particular group, reorganising social relations within society in such a way as to deny the existence of the victim group. Myanmar’s ID schemes were understood by Rohingya research participants as core components of the genocide that led to the symbolic and physical destruction of their group. Chapter 7 explores how registration and identity card schemes in Myanmar feature in Rohingya narratives as attempts to destroy Rohingya identities and impose new exclusionary national identities. Drawing on the phases of genocide framework developed by Daniel Feierstein, it focuses on the role of IDs and registration in stigmatisation, harassment and isolation, policies of systematic weakening, preparation and extermination, and symbolic enactment.
