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100 _aWatts, Edward
245 _aNegotiating ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka: An analysis of failure of political solutions (Note)
260 _c1999
300 _ap.782-800.
362 _aOct-Dec
520 _aAnalysing failure of 1994-95 peace talks to resolve Shri Lankan ethnic crisis, the authors examine in detail the rationales, motives and commitment of actors (Sri Lankan Government and LTTE) involved in the peace process; complex and interlocking sets of constraints; difficulties in reaching a satisfactory devolution agreement; and both sides unrelentingly nurturing their commitment to gain strategic advantage. The authors argue in the concluding section the need to uphold people's need for peace with a caution that persistence of both sides in not conceding strategic ground is bound to result in prolonging an unwinable war or revertion to open warfare. - Reproduced
650 _aNote
650 _aEthnic conflicts - Sri Lanka
650 _aEthnic conflicts
700 _aSlater, Richard
773 _aIndian Journal of Public Administration
908 _aN
909 _a44056
999 _c44056
_d44056