Aid, peacebuilding and the resurgence of war
Subtitle: buying time in Sri Lanka
By: Sarah Holt
Series: Rethinking peace and conflict studies
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780230240278
Subjects: Politics and government; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General; Peace-building; Peace; Conflict management; Ethnic relations; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; Foreign relations; History
Description: "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.This book is 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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: peacebuilding and war; title: Peacebuilding and economic recovery; title: Sri Lanka's 'Liberal' war; title: The 2002-2006 Sri Lankan peace process; title: Peacebuilding at the grassroots; title: The Resurgence of war; title: Building peace or buying time?.