Essays about: "sri lanka sinhalese"

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1. 1. Aragalaya - Stories about unity and conflicts in a crisis-hit Sri Lanka

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Amie Modin-Lundin; [2022]
   Keywords : Sri Lanka; Aragalaya; unity; conflict; religion; ethnicity; culture; minorities; democracy; protests; economic crisis.;

   Abstract : Abstract   Sri Lanka battled a civil war for 26 years during a time when the majoritarian rule discriminated and marginalized Tamils from the rest of the society; the war ended in 2009 but numerous societal problems remained in the country. The Easter bombings in 2019 took the lives of 269 people, once again ethno-nationalistic powers and politics became of great importance within the country’s political sphere. READ MORE

3. 2. Participation and inclusiveness in process and design : a case study of the urban upgrading of two parks in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Emma Johannesson; Maria Östlund; [2020]
   Keywords : public space; public participation; inclusive; Sri Lanka; urban upgrading;

   Abstract : Who is included and has the right to shape public spaces is constantly contested through power struggles and expressions of politics and culture, where conflicting interests shape urban development. The public’s right to engage in the decision-making that affects different aspects of their lives has led to that public participation is now often seen as an important part of a democratic society. READ MORE

4. 3. On the Move Towards a Peaceful Future?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kenneth Carlsson; [2011]
   Keywords : Sri Lanka; peacebuilding; post-war; positive peace; Sri Lankan Civil War; LTTE; Mahinda Rajapaksa; Sinhalese; Tamil; IDP; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This essay focus on Sri Lanka’s way towards a wished positive peace and its difficulties. It may be argued that the country since the end of its 26 year long civil war has gone into a state of negative peace. READ MORE

5. 4. Social Capital and development, A case study of post-conflictual Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tea Marie Nielsen; [2011]
   Keywords : liberal peace; trust and networks; social capital; Development; radicalisation of development.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Development has become a matter of security, and therefore development has a new strong role in the liberal peace-building, though not all theoretics agree to this hegemony. Social capital has become a global term when discussing development, and though the concept derived from a Western civil society, social capital cannot be ignored as a deeply rooted concept describing social structures of trust, networks and reciprocity in other contexts as well. READ MORE

6. 5. Peace Negotiations of Sri Lankan Conflict in 2000-2006 : The Ceasefire Agreement Facilitated by Norway is at Stake

   University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

   Author : Mathivathana Paramanathan; [2007]
   Keywords : The Ceasefire Agreement; Peace negotiations in Sri Lanka; Norwegian facilitation; Third party intervention; Intractable conflict;

   Abstract : The objective of the thesis is to study the Sri Lankan negotiation process during 2000-2006 sponsored by the Norwegian facilitation and further to analyse the major constraints hin-dering a final solution. The stated purpose is analysed by studying both primary and secondary materials such as official documents, research and newspaper articles. READ MORE