The Intra-Group Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: Learning to Read Between the Lines
In: MBA Ser.
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Map of Sri Lanka -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 Beyond Billiard Ball Analysis -- Identity and security -- Rethinking identity -- Linking security and identity -- 2 Learning to Read between the Lines -- Patterns of violence -- Methodology -- 3 An Overview of Sri Lankan Politics -- Introduction to Sri Lanka -- Axes of identity -- On powerful neighbors -- Part II: Critical Junctures -- 4 Critical Juncture I: 1948 Independence and the Disenfranchisement of the Plantation Tamils -- The context -- The episode -- Model I -- Model II -- 5 Critical Juncture II: 1956 Election and the Premiership of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike -- The context -- The episode -- Model I -- Model II -- 6 Critical Juncture III: 1971 JVP Insurrection and 1987 JVP Resurgence -- 1971 JVP insurrection -- 1987 JVP resurgence -- 7 Critical Juncture IV: 1983 Riots -- The context -- The episode -- Model I -- Model II -- 8 Critical Juncture V: 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement -- The context -- The immediate pre-agreement political-military landscape -- The episode -- The intra-group dimension of an inter-group alliance -- Model I -- Model II -- 9 Critical Juncture VI: February 2002 Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) -- The context -- The episode -- Model I -- Model II -- Conclusion -- Part III: Conclusion -- 10 Fitting the Pieces Together -- Summary of critical junctures -- Accounting for differences in levels and patterns of violent conflict -- The theoretical contribution of this study -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
