'Because of the war… I have lost my two sons'. The elderly woman writes with clear and
simple letters, pins the note to the large banner and joins her fellow villagers who are …

Following over twenty years of war, Sri Lanka's longest cease-fire (2002-2006) provided a
final opportunity for an inclusive peace settlement between the Sri Lankan government and …

This article analyzes the representation of Sri Lanka's communities in history textbooks that
are currently in use. Even before the end of the war in 2009, the education system was …

At the point of independence in 1948, Sri Lanka was projected to be a success story in the
developing world. However, in July 1983 a violent ethnic conflict which pitted the Sinhalese …

Utilizing the case of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, I make a three-
part explanation for the critical role the religious organization, ideological fitness, and state …

Spatialising Politics: Culture and Geography in Postcolonial Sri Lanka brings together
essays on the theme of spatial politics of Sri Lanka. Space is an important factor in the …

This empirical study on good governance and conflict transformation in Sri Lanka is located
within the larger scholarly discourse on good governance as a solution to conflict in …

Spatialising Politics: Culture and Geography in Postcolonial Sri Lanka brings together
essays on the theme of spatial politics of Sri Lanka. Space is an important factor in the …

The thesis explores the role and impact of the internet on Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora political
activism, focusing on both the experiences of political activists and on an analysis of web …

Cultural hybridity, so prevalent on the island, as part of the natural give and take between
the different cultures, races and ethnicities residing on the island was decried as abject …