In this paper, we examine citizenship crisis in the Northeast Indian state of Assam through the lenses of structural and cultural violence. In 2019, close to two million people in Assam were disenfranchised by updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The vast majority of those disenfranchised are Miya people who have been subjected to legacies of persecution and violence since the early 19th century during British colonial rule. We map the contours of the citizenship crisis by centering the struggles of Miya communities who are most deeply impacted by violent citizenship regimes. Using a structural and cultural violence lens, we elucidate the linkages between colonial histories, (post)colonial policies, and institutional practices on the one hand and Miya people's everyday struggles on the other. Across these analyses, we demonstrate how current citizenship regimes operate as a form of state-sanctioned violence against Miya people. The implications of these analyses for rethinking contemporary notions of citizenship and belonging for community-engaged scholarship are discussed.

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从结构性和文化暴力的角度审视阿萨姆邦的公民制度

在本文中，我们通过结构性和文化暴力的视角审视印度东北部阿萨姆邦的公民危机。2019 年，阿萨姆邦有近 200 万人因更新国家公民登记册 (NRC) 而被剥夺了公民权。绝大多数被剥夺权利的人是米亚人，他们自 19 世纪初英国殖民统治时期以来一直遭受迫害和暴力。我们通过集中受暴力公民政权影响最深的米亚社区的斗争来描绘公民危机的轮廓。我们利用结构性和文化暴力的视角，一方面阐明殖民历史、（后）殖民政策和制度实践，另一方面阐明米亚人的日常斗争之间的联系。通过这些分析，我们展示了当前的公民身份制度如何作为一种国家批准的针对米亚人的暴力形式运作。讨论了这些分析对于重新思考当代公民身份和社区参与学术归属感概念的影响。