Creating Peace in Sri Lanka
Subtitle: Civil War and Reconciliation
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: October 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780815775782
Subjects: Civil war; Peace studies; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Politics/International Relations; Military - Other; South Asia - History; Sri Lanka; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics and government; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Government - Comparative; International Relations - General; Ethnic relations; 1978-; Civil War, 1983-; History
Table of contents: title: Sri Lanka's civil war : from mayhem toward diplomatic resolution / Robert I. Rotberg -- South Asia's enduring war / Chris Smith -- Religion and ethnicity in the Sri Lankan civil war / David Little -- The dangers of devolution : the hidden economies of armed conflict / Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake -- Economic costs of conflict in Sri Lanka / Saman Kelegama -- The economic development of Sri Lanka : a tale of missed opportunities / Donald R. Snodgrass -- The role of education in ameliorating political violence in Sri Lanka / Chandra R. de Silva -- Peacemaking in Sri Lanka : the Kumaratunga initiative / Teresita C. Schaffer -- Overcoming obstacles to peace : an examination of third party processes / William Weisberg and Donna Hicks -- A political culture of conflict / Jayadeva Uyangoda -- Constitutionalism, pluralism, and ethnic conflict : the need for a new initiative / Rohan Edrisinha -- Devolution and the elusive quest for peace in Sri Lanka / Neelan Tiruchelvam.