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The separatist conflict in Sri Lanka: terrorism, ethnicity, political economy
Using careful historical research and analysis of policy documents, this book explains the origin and evolution of the political conflict in Sri Lanka over the struggle to establish a separate state in its Northern and Eastern Provinces. The conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the secessionist LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is one of the world's most intractable contemporary armed struggles. The internationally banned LTTE is considered the prototype of modern terrorism. It is known to have introduced suicide bombing to the world, and recently became the first terrorist organization ever to acquire an air force. The book argues that the Sri Lankan conflict cannot be adequately understood from the dominant bipolar analysis that sees it as a primordial ethnic conflict between the Sinhala majority and the Tamil minority. The book broadens the discourse providing a multipolar analysis of the complex interplay of political-economic and cultural forces at the local, regional and international levels including the roles of India and the international community. Overall, the book presents a conceptual framework useful for comparative global conflict analysis and resolution, shedding light on a host of complex issues such as terrorism, civil society, diasporas, international intervention and secessionism
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The separatist conflict in Sri Lanka: terrorism, ethnicity, political economy
In: Routledge contemporary South Asia series, 15
"The book provides a detailed historically-based analysis of the origin, evolution and potential resolution of the civil conflict in Sri Lanka over the struggle to establish a separate state in its Northern and Eastern provinces. This conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the secessionist LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is one of the world's most intractable contemporary armed struggles. The internationally banned LTTE is considered the prototype of modern terrorism. It is known to have introduced suicide bombing to the world, and recently became the first terrorist organization ever to acquire an air force."--Jacket
The separatist conflict in Sri Lanka: terrorism, ethnicity, political economy
In: Routledge contemporary South Asia series, 15
Colonialism in Sri Lanka: the political economy of the Kandyan Highlands ; 1833 - 1886
In: New Babylon 39
The Political Economy of Ethnic Conflict In Sri Lanka: Economic Liberalization, Mobilizational Resources, and Ethnic Collective Action
In: Pacific affairs, Band 89, Heft 3, S. 710
ISSN: 0030-851X
The Buddha's Middle Path: Lessons for sustainability and global well-being
In: Development: journal of the Society for International Development (SID), Band 56, Heft 2, S. 232-240
ISSN: 1461-7072
Towards Peace with Justice in Sri Lanka: An Alternative Perspective
In: India quarterly: a journal of international affairs, Band 68, Heft 2, S. 103-118
ISSN: 0975-2684
Since the end of the armed conflict and the defeat of terrorism in May 2009, the international movement to establish Tamil political autonomy in Sri Lanka's Northern and Eastern regions has intensified. The faction of the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora which leads the separatist struggle has declared a virtual 'Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam'. Tamil politicians on the island, the 'international community' and India are all calling for maximum political devolution along the lines of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution introduced following Indian intervention in 1987. This article juxtaposes the growing demands for secessionism and devolution with demographic and ground realities in Sri Lanka and the need for policies that are responsive to the needs and interests of all communities on the island. The article considers calls for a national referendum on devolution, the district as the unit of devolution and changes needed beyond devolution at the local, regional and international levels.
Towards peace with justice in Sri Lanka: an alternative perspective
In: India quarterly: a journal of international affairs ; IQ, Band 68, Heft 2, S. 103-118
ISSN: 0019-4220, 0974-9284
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Women, Armed Conflict, and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka: Toward a Political Economy Perspective
In: Asian politics & policy: APP, Band 2, Heft 4, S. 653-667
ISSN: 1943-0787
This article discusses women's roles as victims, perpetrators, and peacemakers in armed conflicts in contemporary Sri Lanka. It covers such phenomena as rape as a weapon of war, women IDPs, "war widows," female‐headed households, women suicide bombers, mothers for peace, and feminist peace activism. The article points out that aggression and victimization need to be understood as occurring across ethnicity and gender as well as within ethnic and gender groups. Contributing toward a political economy perspective, the article considers the complex intersection of gender, ethnicity, caste, and social class within the confluence of local, regional, and international forces. The article concludes by emphasizing the need to broaden the social class and local bases of feminist peace activism and to formulate an integrated gender‐, ethnicity‐ and class‐sensitive policy agenda for postconflict development in Sri Lanka.
Women, Armed Conflict, and Peacemaking in Sri Lanka: Toward a Political Economy Perspective
In: Asian politics & policy: APP ; an international journal of public policy, Band 2, Heft 4
ISSN: 1943-0779
This article discusses women's roles as victims, perpetrators, and peacemakers in armed conflicts in contemporary Sri Lanka. It covers such phenomena as rape as a weapon of war, women IDPs, 'war widows,' female-headed households, women suicide bombers, mothers for peace, and feminist peace activism. The article points out that aggression and victimization need to be understood as occurring across ethnicity and gender as well as within ethnic and gender groups. Contributing toward a political economy perspective, the article considers the complex intersection of gender, ethnicity, caste, and social class within the confluence of local, regional, and international forces. The article concludes by emphasizing the need to broaden the social class and local bases of feminist peace activism and to formulate an integrated gender-, ethnicity- and class-sensitive policy agenda for postconflict development in Sri Lanka. Adapted from the source document.
Beyond Globalization and Ethno-religious Fundamentalism
In: Development: journal of the Society for International Development (SID), Band 47, Heft 1, S. 35-41
ISSN: 1461-7072
Population and Development: Toward a Social Justice Agenda
In: Monthly Review, Band 46, Heft 4, S. 40
ISSN: 0027-0520
A new Malthusianism?
In: Peace review: peace, security & global change, Band 6, Heft 3, S. 293-302
ISSN: 1469-9982