Towards Peace In Sri Lanka

Author : Mark Salter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1849045747
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To End a Civil War written by Mark Salter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating inside look at what it takes to bring irreconcilable foes to the conference table and the pressures of brokering peace in an ethnically riven society at war with itself

Author : Robert I. Rotberg
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815713495
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating Peace in Sri Lanka written by Robert I. Rotberg and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sri Lanka, one of the most promising states in Asia following independence in 1948, has been torn apart for the past fifteen years by a vicious civil war. The majority Sinhala and minority Tamils have killed each other with increasing ferocity. The Tamils, who are primarily Hindu, fear losing their identity and being overwhelmed by the majority, who are Buddhist. The Sinhala, in turn, fear that the Tamils, with the backing of their ethnic kin in the Indian province of Tamil Nadu, will destabilize and take over control of the Sri Lankan government. Colonial-era rivalries and deep-rooted distrust fuel the tensions. What will bring about an end to this destructive conflict, and how will the island nation heal its physical and psychic wounds following a peace? How will a sustainable peace be arranged? Can mediation help? This book of essays by Sri Lankan and Western authors examines the causes of war and the possibilities for peace. Contributors are Chandra R. de Silva, Old Dominion University; Rohan Edrisinha, University of Colombo; Saman Kelegama, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka; David Little, United States Institute of Peace; Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, Columbia University; Teresita C. Schaffer, former U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka; David Scott, Johns Hopkins University; Donald R. Snodgrass, Harvard Institute for International Development; Jayadeva Uyangoda, Sri Lanka Foundation; William Weisberg and Donna Hicks, Harvard University. A World Peace Foundation Book

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Towards Peace in Sri Lanka written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indefinite Ceasefire Agreement Signed Between The Sri Lankan Government And The Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam Is By Far The Most Important Political Development In The Island-State In Recent Years. This Monograph Evaluates, Through Different Respectives, The Possibilities Of The Country Realising Sustainable Peace In The Foreseable Future.

Author : Amarnath Amarasingam
Publisher : Hurst & Company
ISBN 13 : 9781849045735
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sri Lanka written by Amarnath Amarasingam and published by Hurst & Company. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though Sri Lanka's protracted civil war came to a bloody conclusion in May 2009, prospects for a sustainable peace remain uncertain. The Sri Lankan army is no longer waging military campaigns and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are no longer carrying out political assassinations and suicide attacks, yet structural violence continues, and has arguably intensified since the war's end. Anti-Tamil discrimination, anti-Muslim violence, and Sinhala Buddhist majoritarianism all increased in the war's aftermath, as President Mahinda Rajapakse's government invoked its military victory over the LTTE to silence any opposition. The election of Maithripala Sirisena as president in January 2015 began to alleviate some of the worst of these post-war abuses of power, but many long-term problems will take longer to solve. This book brings together scholars in the fields of anthropology, sociology, history, law, religious studies and diaspora studies to critically engage issues such as post-war development, constitutional reform, ethnic and religious identity, transnational activism, and transitional justice. Through an interdisciplinary approach to post-war Sri Lanka, this volume examines the intractable and complex issues that continue to plague this war-torn island.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peace in Sri Lanka written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: Contributed papers presented earlier in OSLO Conference on "Road Map to Peace in Sri Lanka ON 20th August, 2004 at Oslo, Norway

Author : Jonathan Goodhand
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113687626X
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka written by Jonathan Goodhand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period between 2001 and 2006 saw the rise and fall of an internationally supported effort to bring a protracted violent conflict in Sri Lanka to a peaceful resolution. A ceasefire agreement, signed in February 2002, was followed by six rounds of peace talks, but growing political violence, disagreements over core issues and a fragmentation of the constituencies of the key parties led to an eventual breakdown. In the wake of the failed peace process a new government pursued a highly effective ‘war for peace’ leading to the military defeat of the LTTE on the battlefields of the north east in May 2009. This book brings together a unique range of perspectives on this problematic and ultimately unsuccessful peace process. The contributions are based upon extensive field research and written by leading Sri Lankan and international researchers and practitioners. The framework of ‘liberal peacebuilding’ provides an analytical starting point for exploring the complex and unpredictable interactions between international and domestic players during the war-peace-war period. The lessons drawn from the Sri Lankan case have important implications in the context of wider debates on the ‘liberal peace’ and post conflict peacebuilding – particularly as these debates have largely been shaped by the ‘high profile’ cases such as Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. This book is of interest not only to Sri Lanka specialists but also to the wider policy/practitioner audience, and is a useful contribution to South Asian studies.

Author : Kristian Stokke
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 0857286498
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Liberal Peace In Question written by Kristian Stokke and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book uses Sri Lanka’s failed attempt at negotiating peace with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to examine the politics of state and market reforms towards liberal peace. Sri Lanka is seen as a critical case that demonstrates key characteristics and shortcomings of liberal peace, vividly demonstrated by internationally facilitated elite negotiations and donor-funded neoliberal development.

Author : T. D. S. A. Dissanayaka
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War Or Peace in Sri Lanka written by T. D. S. A. Dissanayaka and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the current politics and ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.

Author : Nitin Anant Gokhale
Publisher : Har Anand Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788124114957
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sri Lanka written by Nitin Anant Gokhale and published by Har Anand Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book attempts to chronicle the details of an unprecedented military campaign by the Sri Lankan armed forces and gives a rare insight into the complete transformation of the military, made possible by the vision of a few determined individuals. It also analyses the reasons for the LTTE s decline and subsequent annihilation as a guerilla force.

Author : S. Holt
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230306349
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aid, Peacebuilding and the Resurgence of War written by S. Holt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of South Asia's oldest democracies Sri Lanka is a critical case to examine the limits of a liberal peace, peacebuilding and external engagement in the settlement of civil wars. Based on nine years of research, and more than 100 interviews with those affected by the war, NGOs, and local and international elites engaged in the peace process.