The Identity Politics of Peacebuilding: Civil Society in War-Torn Sri Lanka

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SAGE Publications, Sep 4, 2008 - Political Science - 271 pages
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 mobilizing 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.

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The Identity Politics of Peacebuilding: Civil Society in War-Torn Sri Lanka
Camilla Orjuela
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About the author (2008)

Camilla Orjuela (PhD) is a peace researcher at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She has specialised in Sri Lanka studies since the mid-1990s. Her research interests are identity-based confl icts; diaspora politics; the role of civil society in peacebuilding; development assistance; post-war reconstruction; and reconciliation. She also works as a journalist and a development consultant.

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TitleThe Identity Politics of Peacebuilding: Civil Society in War-Torn Sri Lanka
AuthorCamilla Orjuela
Editionillustrated
PublisherSAGE Publications, 2008
ISBN0761936580, 9780761936589
Length271 pages
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Political Science / Peace
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
  
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