As one of South Asia's oldest democracies Sri Lanka is a critical case to examine the limits of a liberal peace, peacebuilding and external engagement in the settlement of civil wars. Based on nine years of research, and more than 100 interviews with those affected by the war, NGOs, and local and international elites engaged in the peace process.

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SARAH HOLT has taught and lectured at the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, UK and the Centre for South Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

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Book Title: Aid, Peacebuilding and the Resurgence of War
Book Subtitle: Buying Time in Sri Lanka
Authors: Sarah Holt
Series Title: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306349
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-24027-8Published: 08 February 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-31647-2Published: 01 January 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-30634-9Published: 08 February 2011
Series ISSN: 1759-3735
Series E-ISSN: 2752-857X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 222
Topics: International Relations, Military and Defence Studies, Political Science, Peace Studies, US Politics, Electoral Politics

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction: Peacebuilding and War

Peacebuilding and Economic Recovery

Sri Lanka’s ‘Liberal’ War

The 2002–2006 Sri Lankan Peace Process

Peacebuilding at the Grassroots

The Resurgence of War

Building Peace or Buying Time?

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