Post-war opportunities for peace in Sri Lanka: an ongoing challenge?

Arambewela, Nadeeka; Arambewela, Rodney

doi:10.1080/14781158.2010.510272

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“…The military solution is considered by some to have brought about an 'end' to 26 years of civil war in the former. 7 In the case of the latter, the Colombian conflict has dragged on for more than 50 years, with a policy of all-out war having been in place for 8 years (2002 -10). 8 In both cases, Colombia and Sri Lanka have managed to have positive GDP growth rates on average in the years where the conflict has lasted, as opposed to many other nations undergoing civil war.…”

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‘Give War A Chance’: All-Out War as a Means of Ending Conflict in the Cases of Sri Lanka and Colombia

Diaz

Murshed

2013

Civil Wars

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This article investigates the military approach as a means of solving protracted civil conflicts, in particular focusing on the cases of Sri Lanka and Colombia in comparison. The approach adopted is to study the emergence of these military options within the context of each country's history and to assess whether the call for war was merely a consequence of the international 'war on terror', or driven by internal elements. The article explores the epistemological groundings and pitfalls of the all-out war theory informing this approach, before reassessing the significance and validity of the theory in relation to Sri Lanka and Colombia.

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‘Give War A Chance’: All-Out War as a Means of Ending Conflict in the Cases of Sri Lanka and Colombia

Diaz

Murshed

2013

Civil Wars

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Outside the net: Intersectionality and inequality in the fisheries of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Lokuge¹,

Hilhorst²

2017

Asian Journal of Women's Studies

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Inequality and conflict in Sri Lanka have frequently been analyzed along ethnic lines. However, many scholars have stressed the importance of other dimensions of identity, such as gender, caste and class, in studying social tension. This study uses intersectionality theory to examine how a combination of the social categories of gender, race, ethnicity and location creates structural inequality. This article draws upon in-depth research on Muslim, Tamil, Sinhalese and indigenous/Veder women who catch and market fish in the conflict-affected eastern district of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. The focus was on intra-group differences among these women and the different sources of power they use to subvert existing power structures. Although multiple inequalities affected the respondents' daily lives and participation in activities, they were not passive victims; they used their own agency to negotiate for their livelihoods. Nevertheless, the women who comprise the focus of this study appeared to be completely invisible to government fisheries management bodies. The lack of institutional representation has disadvantaged them in their negotiations for space to engage in livelihood activities. Registration of these women by the government department of fisheries among those who make a living from fishing would provide them with a first measure of recognition and empowerment, strengthening their chances of negotiating access to the fishery livelihood resources.

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Mainstreaming Failure or a Small Measure of Success? Observations from a Large-scale Pcia in Post-war Sri Lanka

Achitei¹

2014

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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In May 2009, controversies emerged over Sri Lanka's human rights record in the last stages of the 27-year civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). At the same time, a complex post-war environment characterised by the shifting of government and foreign donor priorities, accelerated economic development and profound sociopolitical transformations created a difficult context for humanitarian and development interventions. The following is an evaluation of the successes and failures of Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) processes, not only with reference to their original intent, but also by considering their intrinsic relationship with the political and politicised context where they have taken place. This article argues that donor-driven PCIA processes are most effective as intelligencegathering exercises that can adequately inform decision-making mechanisms at the macro-level while promoting principles of community empowerment at the micro-level. As showcased in Sri Lanka, PCIA has the added potential to breach the narrow confines of its mandate by enabling local communities to make a public claim for justice and accountability.

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Post-war opportunities for peace in Sri Lanka: an ongoing challenge?

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‘Give War A Chance’: All-Out War as a Means of Ending Conflict in the Cases of Sri Lanka and Colombia

‘Give War A Chance’: All-Out War as a Means of Ending Conflict in the Cases of Sri Lanka and Colombia

Outside the net: Intersectionality and inequality in the fisheries of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Mainstreaming Failure or a Small Measure of Success? Observations from a Large-scale Pcia in Post-war Sri Lanka

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