Sri Lanka's Ethnic Conflict: Have Bombs Shattered Hopes for Peace?

Singer, Marshall R.

doi:10.1525/as.1996.36.11.01p0184z

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“…Among the Sinhalese, however, many feel that the Tamils made unfair demands on the Sinhalese polity in the past -such as the demand for federalism and ''50/50'' power sharing immediately following independence in 1948 (Singer, 1996) -and remain unrealistic in their current demands. This perspective is evident in the words …”

Section: Tamil Concernsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Triumphalism, fear and humiliation: The psychological legacy of Sri Lanka's civil war

Jayawickreme

Miller

2010

Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict

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The Sri Lankan government's recent victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) presents a unique opportunity to resolve the long-standing ethnic conflict in the country. However, the Tamil population's distrust of the government will not change easily. Furthermore, the Tamil diaspora located in Europe, Australia, and Canada believed that the LTTE was the only force that could protect the Tamil people from annihilation, and the war's end has left them confused and humiliated. Significant psychological hurdles -including group narcissism on the part of the majority Sinhalese, feelings of vulnerability and distrust on the part of Sri Lankan Tamils, and a sense of humiliation on the part of the Tamil diaspora -need to be surmounted in order to reach a successful reconciliation.

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Section: Tamil Concernsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Triumphalism, fear and humiliation: The psychological legacy of Sri Lanka's civil war

Jayawickreme

Miller

2010

Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict

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“…For there part, the Tigers and their supporters say: 'You took Jaffna, but we have now shown you that you can not put a stop to our movement. We will continue fighting until you grant us Eelam'" (Singer 1996(Singer : 1154.…”

Section: Tamilische Rebellion Undmentioning

confidence: 99%