As one of South Asiaβs 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.Β This book is basedΒ on nine years of research, and more than 100 interviews with those affected by the war, NGOs, and
Aid, Peacebuilding and the Resurgence of War: Buying Time in Sri Lanka
β Scribed by Sarah Holt (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 241
- Series
- Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction: Peacebuilding and War....Pages 1-17
Peacebuilding and Economic Recovery....Pages 18-47
Sri Lankaβs βLiberalβ War....Pages 48-76
The 2002β2006 Sri Lankan Peace Process....Pages 77-105
Peacebuilding at the Grassroots....Pages 106-135
The Resurgence of War....Pages 136-158
Building Peace or Buying Time?....Pages 159-168
Back Matter....Pages 169-222
β¦ Subjects
International Relations; Military and Defence Studies; Political Science; Peace Studies; US Politics; Electoral Politics
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