Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka by Jonathan Goodhand,... - 9780415749039

Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri LankaCaught in the Peace Trap?\nAuthor(s): Jonathan Goodhand, Benedikt Korf, Jonathan Spencer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415749039, 978-0415749039\nSynopsis\nThe period between 2001 and 2006 saw the rise and fall of an internationally supported effort to bring a protracted violent conflict in Sri Lanka to a peaceful resolution. A ceasefire agreement, signed in February 2002, was followed by six rounds of peace talks, but growing political violence, disagreements over core issues and a fragmentation of the constituencies of the key parties led to an eventual breakdown. In the wake of the failed peace process a new government pursued a highly effective war for peace leading to the military defeat of the LTTE on the battlefields of the north east in May 2009. This book brings together a unique range of perspectives on this problematic and ultimately unsuccessful peace process.