The Intra-Group Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: Learning to Read Between the Lines [Paperback]

Through an examination of the critical junctures in post-colonial Sri Lanka, Kenneth D. Bush refines and advances our understanding of the dynamics underpinning violent and non-violent 'ethnic' conflict. The book enables us to understand how the ebb and flow of relations within ethnic groups affects relations between groups, for good or for ill.PART I: INTRODUCTION Introduction: Beyond Billiard Ball Analysis Learning to Read Between the Lines An Overview of Sri Lanka in Politics PART II: CRITICAL JUNCTURES Critical Juncture I: 1948 Independence and the Disenfranchisement of the Plantation Tamils Critical Juncture II: 1956 Election and the Premiership of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike Critical Juncture III: 1971 JVP Insurrection and 1987 JVP Resurgence Critical Juncture IV: 1983 Riots Critical Juncture V: 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement Critical Juncture VI: 2002 Ceasefire Agreement PART III: CONCLUSION Conclusions and ImplicationsKENNETH D. BUSH is an Assistant Professor of Conflict Studies at St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada. He received his Ph.D. in International Relations and Comparative Politics from Cornell University. In the course of his research, Dr Bush has worked with a wide range of governments, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral agencies on the challenges of identity-based conflict, peace building and governance.