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Identity Politics and State Building in Sri Lanka

Understanding Ethno-Nationalist Mobilization in a Postcolonial State in Transition

Editor: Pinnawala, Sisira.

Publisher: The Pathfinder Foundation and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights Colummbia University

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2014

Page Numbers: 412

Acc. No: 5326

Class No: 321 IDE

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Political Science

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-955-1201-05-0

The Identity Politics of Peace Building looks at civil society and peace movements in the context of the identity-based armed conflict(s) in Sri Lanka. It focuses specifically on the identity politics implied in attempts at mobilising a movement for peace and shows why civil society groups engaging in ‘peace work, often fail to increase the sense of security among civilians, and to challenge the underlying structures of war.