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This paper explores rebel legitimacy building by investigating rebel network formation during civil wars. Through a longitudinal study of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, it examines various mechanisms through which a non-state armed group (NSAG) embellishes and enhances its legitimacy among domestic and international support networks. The research also theorizes the complex interaction between domestic and international legitimacy, when and why NSAGs prioritizes politically prestigious network over initial resource-based one, and the impact of the shift on rebel behavior. The causal process explores how rebels' legitimacy consideration affects their lobbying and coalition-building efforts.

This paper explores rebel legitimacy building by investigating rebel network formation during civil wars. Through a longitudinal study of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, it examines various mechanisms through which a non-state armed group (NSAG) embellishes and enhances its legitimacy among domestic and international support networks. The research also theorizes the complex interaction between domestic and international legitimacy, when and why NSAGs prioritizes politically prestigious network over initial resource-based one, and the impact of the shift on rebel behavior. The causal process explores how rebels' legitimacy consideration affects their lobbying and coalition-building efforts.

ABSTRACK The Philippines government has had a prolonged conflict with armed groups in Mindanao, Southern Philippines. One of the most influential groups in Mindanao is the MILF which was established in 1984 by Salamat Hasim. Peace process has been done ??since 1996 but always failed and finally succeeded by the signing of the framework of final peace agreement in 2012 between Philippines government and MILF. The successful agreement reached after negotiation involving third party that is the ICG as a mediator, held. ICG was formed in 2009 consists of United Kingdom, Turkey, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Muhammadiyah, Conciliation Resources, Humanitarian Dialogue Centre, and The Asia Foundation. Therefore, this study aims to describe what roles is ICG played in the conflict mediation between the Philippines government and the MILF in 2009 – 2012. The research shows that ICG has involved in facilitative mediation as explorer, reassure, unifier, convener, facilitator, envisioner, enhancer, guarantor, and legitimizer. This study shows that conflict resolution involving mediation group whose members consists of different backgrounds, match with the conflicts based on ethnicity, culture and religion. Keywords: peace process, facilitative mediation

The cessation of the governmental offensive to eliminate key figures of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2009 imparted fresh impetus to the peace process in Mindanao, Philippines. Recent clashes have resulted in large-scale and ongoing displacement. This stalemate, together with the end of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Presidential term, has revived concerns about the future dynamics of the Bangsamoro struggle. An important dimension in this is the 'voluntary' nature of the participation of children and young people in the ranks of the MILF, sanctioned and often encouraged by their families and community. This presents an interesting contrast to the predominant literature on child soldiering that seems overly aligned with the coercive recruitment and related trauma-healing axis. In this article we examine the role of identity, ideology, the family and community in this presumed voluntary participation of children and youth in the MILF, in order to refine the linkage between recruitment experience of children and youth and their reintegration outcomes, and prescribe more appropriate reintegration interventions for youth in scenarios of participation sanctioned by family and community. Adapted from the source document.

ABSTRACT The Philippine government has had a prolonged conflict with armed group in Mindanao, South Philippines. One of the most influential groups in Mindanao is a MILF. MILF wants to establish an independent and sovereign state in the Southern Philippines as a result of the efforts of Christianization by the Philippine Government to cause land disputes and power shift. However, it has never been realized until giving rise to various rebellions. The various peace process has been done, such as the Tripoli Agreement, the Final Peace Agreement and the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain but always failed. Finally succeeded with the signing of the Framework Agreement of Bangsamoro (FAB) in 2012 between the Philippine government and the MILF. FAB will contain the guarantee of basic rights Bangsmoro by the Government. This study shows that the motivating factor for MILF to sign FAB with the Philippine Government is a political recognition given to the Bangsamoro, special autonomy, as well as the creation of the Bangsamoro Basic Law that will include various things about the basic rights to the Bangsamoro. Keywords: Motivating factor, Political recognition