Creating Peace In Sri Lanka

Author : Robert I. Rotberg
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815713495

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Creating Peace in Sri Lanka by Robert I. Rotberg Pdf

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

Author : P. Sahadevan,Neil DeVotta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015069369844

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Politics of Conflict and Peace in Sri Lanka by P. Sahadevan,Neil DeVotta Pdf

This book details the manner in which Sri Lanka has missed numerous opportunities to secure peace between its two principal ethnic communities and how the intractable ethnic conflict has placed the country in a dire state. It provides an institutionalist explanation to the conflict, examines the Sinhalese-Tamil divisions that were exacerbated due to linguistic nationalism, and evaluates the extent to which the island’s political structure encouraged ethnocentrism. It also makes clear how such ethnocentrism has contributed to illiberal democracy and political decay. Furthermore, the book analyzes how both military and political strategies have failed to end the ethnic war and provides a structural explanation for the LTTE’s resistance to accept a negotiated peace, which would require the group to step back from its stated goal of creating a separate state. India’s shifting policy vis-à-vis the conflict is also examined in the context of its contrasting responses and postures—intervention in the 1980s and non-intervention currently.

Author : Rajesh Venugopal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108428798

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Nationalism, Development and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka by Rajesh Venugopal Pdf

Examines the relationship between the ethnic conflict and economic development in modern Sri Lanka.

Author : Kumar Rupesinghe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : UOM:39015067829971

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Negotiating Peace in Sri Lanka by Kumar Rupesinghe Pdf

Contributed articles.

Author : Mark Salter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849046664

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To End a Civil War by Mark Salter Pdf

Between 1983 and 2009 Sri Lanka was host to a bitter civil war fought between the Government and the Tamil Tigers, which sought the creation of an independent Tamil state. In May 2009 came the war's violent end with the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers at the hands of the Sri Lanka Army. But prior to this grim finale, for some time there had been hope for a peaceful end to the conflict. Beginning with a ceasefire agreement in early 2002, for almost five years a series of peace talks between the two sides took place in locations ranging from Thailand and Japan to Norway, Germany and Switzerland. To End a Civil War tells the story of trying to bring peace to Sri Lanka. In particular it tells the story of how a faraway European nation--Norway--came to play a central role in efforts to end the conflict, and what its small, dedicated team of mediators did in their untiring efforts to reach what ultimately proved the elusive goal of a negotiated peace. In doing so it fills a critical gap in our understanding of the Sri Lankan conflict. But it also illuminates in detail a much wider problem: the intense fragility that surrounds peace processes and the extraordinary lengths to which their proponents often stretch in order to secure their progress.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : 3952317209

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Envisioning New Trajectories for Peace in Sri Lanka by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kristian Stokke,Jayadeva Uyangoda
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857286499

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Liberal Peace In Question by Kristian Stokke,Jayadeva Uyangoda Pdf

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 : Jonathan Goodhand,Benedikt Korf,Jonathan Spencer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136876264

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Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka by Jonathan Goodhand,Benedikt Korf,Jonathan Spencer Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015066831606

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Peace in Sri Lanka by Anonim Pdf

Summary: Contributed papers presented earlier in OSLO Conference on "Road Map to Peace in Sri Lanka ON 20th August, 2004 at Oslo, Norway

Author : B. Raman,N. Sathiya Moorthy,Kalpana Chittaranjan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128355760

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Sri Lanka, Peace Without Process by B. Raman,N. Sathiya Moorthy,Kalpana Chittaranjan Pdf

The Sri Lankan Pot Continues To Boil. Although The Ceasefire Agreement Of February 2002 Between The Government In Colombo And The Ltte Has Helped Bring Down Temperatures, A Permanent Political Settlement Remains, At Best, A Hope With More Complexities Entering The Arena With Each Passing Day.To Take Stock Of The Situation And To Draw Lessons For The Future, The Chennai Chapter Of The Observer Research Foundation Organized An International Seminar On Sri Lanka : Ceasefire And After In September 2003, Two Years Have Passed Since, Yet, The Progonosis For The Future Made At The Time Remains More Valid Than Ever. The Book Gives New Insights Into An Existing Problem, The Contours Of Which Have Not Changed Much. The Interplay Of Domestic Politics, Sub-Continental Relevance And The Increasing International Interest In The Indian Ocean Neighbourhood, Coupled With The Post-9/11 Global View Of Terrorism, Have Contributed To This Continued Interest In The Evolving Situation In Sri Lanka. A Product Of Collective Wisdom, This Book Aims At Addressing These Issues As Comprehensively And As Extensively And As Extensively As Possible.

Author : Marcel Reymond
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783656290919

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Reconciliation in Sri Lanka by Marcel Reymond Pdf

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject South Asian Studies, South-Eastern Asian Studies, grade: A, , course: INTL5550, language: English, abstract: On May 18, 2009 the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) declared victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and ended a 30-year conflict. The way the final phase of the war was fought, how it ended and what happened with the Tamil civilians and LTTE combatants at the end of the hostilities became a controversial issue. The Security Council (SC) considered the war and the internments of the internally displaced people (IDP) as an internal matter. The GoSL always called the final stage of the war a “humanitarian rescue operation” and presented its actions as part of a large hostage rescue operation (This was based on the well-known fact that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were holding back civilians in its territory). At the end of the hostilities, civilians were put in overcrowded, closed camps for “InternalIy Displaced Persons” (IDPs) with limited humanitarian assistance where they were exposed to harassment by security forces who were looking for LTTE fighters likely to be hiding among them. After more than a year, on June 22, 2010 the SG announced the appointment of an ‘Experts’ Panel’ to inform him of the progress of the commitment made by the GoSL after his visit in 2009. The UN Panel of Experts completed its report at the end of March 2011 and made it public on April 25. The Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission's (LLRC) accountability initiative had by then conducted eight months of public hearings and the GoSL was very concerned that the earlier publication of the UN Panel report would compromise its domestic driven initiative. Past events are the underlying cause for a need for a reconciliation process. They are well documented and the author has referred to them when strengthening or clarifying an argument. The length of this document does not however, allow for a detailed account of the conflict history in Sri Lanka. This essay will firstly analyze the process that led to the establishment of the LLRC and its working modalities including its mandate. Secondly, it will critically assess the final report and a selection of LLRC major findings of the LLRC. It will then discuss some key elements, based on the framework of restorative justice, which could be deemed essential for an improved reconciliation process in Sri Lanka. As a conclusion, it will propose required key short- and long-term policy changes in order to facilitate the reconciliation process.

Author : P. A. Ghosh
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8176481076

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Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka and Role of Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) by P. A. Ghosh Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Armistices
ISBN : UOM:39015064230520

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Towards Peace in Sri Lanka by Anonim Pdf

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 : S. Holt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230306349

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Aid, Peacebuilding and the Resurgence of War by S. Holt Pdf

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.

Author : Chanaka Talpahewa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317082712

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Peaceful Intervention in Intra-State Conflicts by Chanaka Talpahewa Pdf

Have we reached an end to the era of peaceful third party intervention in conflict management and resolution? In the 1990s, with the ending of the Cold War, the intervention of third parties as a non-violent means of negotiating settlements of intra-state conflicts gained prominence but the emphasis in the twenty-first century has been increasingly on military responses. Peaceful Intervention in Intra-State Conflicts: Norwegian Involvement in the Sri Lankan Peace Process is an in-depth, impartial discussion on the background, decision making processes and procedures and related actions in the Norwegian facilitated peace process in Sri Lanka that gradually shifted towards a military solution. It provides the reader with evidence based comprehensive analysis on the attempts of peaceful third party intervention in a complex ethno-separatist intra-state conflict.