From Civil War to Soft Authoritarianism

Auteur

Neil DeVotta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wake Forest University, USA.

Texte du rabat

This book shows how Sri Lankäs civil war gradually undermined liberal democracy and caused the country to regress toward the current soft authoritarian dispensation.

Résumé
This book shows how Sri Lanka's civil war gradually undermined liberal democracy and caused the country to regress toward the current soft authoritarian dispensation.

Contenu

1. Ethnic Superordination versus Ethnic Supererogation 2. Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology 3. The Rise and Fall of the LTTE 4. Strategizing Identities during War 5. Tamil Diaspora and the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam 6. From Civil War to Soft Authoritarianism. Conclusion