The Pains of Labour in the Post-Civil War Development in the City of Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

After the 30-year long civil war was over, the Government of Sri Lanka commenced an accelerated programme to develop the Northern Province. If not carefully planned, such a programme will result in the loss of biodiversity and the consequent loss of services that ecosystems provide humans. Therefore, documenting the biodiversity found within coastal, nearshore and offshore islands of the Northern Province was identified as a need that would help both planners and conservation biologists alike. This report presents the results of a rapid biodiversity assessment of a 949 km stretch from Mannar to the Kokkilai Lagoon, including 22 coastal islands, five coastal stretches and four lagoons, extending across four districts (Jaffna, Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaittivu), 20 Divisional Secretariats Divisions and 264 Grama Niladhari Divisions. For terrestrial ecosystems, assessments were carried out during November 2015 and March 2016, and for marine surveys in the coastal waters of Palk Bay and Palk Strait, during November 2015 and March 2016.

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Feminism, nationalism, and labour in post-civil war Northern Province of Sri Lanka

Development in Practice ◽

10.1080/09614524.2017.1257566 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 122-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muttukrishna Sarvananthan ◽

Jeyapraba Suresh ◽

Anushani Alagarajah

Keyword(s):

Civil War ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Northern Province

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Staging War: Performing Bharata Natyam in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Dance Research Journal ◽

10.1017/s0149767712000319 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 81-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ahalya Satkunaratnam

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Civil War ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Ethnographic Study ◽

Bharata Natyam ◽

The City

This article is an ethnographic study of Bharata Natyam choreographies performed in venues across Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the ethnically divisive civil war. The compositions reveal the strategies of female choreographers who are using dance to address the war in a climate that often silences citizens from discussing the topic in public. I illuminate the discreet negotiations of ethnic identity taking place within choreographies, informed by circulating meanings ascribed to the dance, the ethnic compositions of the bodies dancing and watching, and the shifting experience of living in the city during an escalating civil war.

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Do Military Expenditure and Conflict Affect Economic Growth in Sri Lanka? Evidence from the ARDL Bounds Test Approach

International Journal of Economics and Finance ◽

10.5539/ijef.v8n3p1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Abdul Rasheed Sithy Jesmy ◽

Mohd Zaini Abd Karim ◽

Shri Dewi Applanaidu

Keyword(s):

Growth Rate ◽

Civil War ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Military Expenditure ◽

Gdp Growth ◽

Per Capita Gdp ◽

Long Run ◽

Gdp Growth Rate ◽

Per Capita ◽

Bounds Test

Conflicts in the form of civil war, ethnic tensions and political discord are of enduring concern and a major bottleneck to economic development in Sri Lanka. Three decades of civil war and unethical political culture have caused severe economic problems for the country, including slower rate of growth and a huge defence expenditure. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of military expenditure and conflict on per capita GDP growth rate in Sri Lanka from 1973 to 2014 using the Solow growth model and ARDL bounds test approach. The results of the bounds test are highly significant and lead to cointegration. The negative and significant coefficients of the error correction term illustrate the expected convergence process in the long-run dynamic of per capita GDP. The estimated empirical results show that, the coefficients of military expenditure and conflict are negative and statistically significant in the short-run as well as in the long-run in determining per capita GDP growth rate in Sri Lanka. Hence, it is critically important to take necessary action to decrease military expenditure and provide an efficient political solution to the problem of minorities, specifically in the post-war period.

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Sovereignty, Space and Civil War in Sri Lanka: Porous Nation

Fabrications ◽

10.1080/10331867.2021.1901364 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 144-146

Author(s):

Peter Scriver

Keyword(s):

Civil War ◽

Sri Lanka

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Seeing the Caesar in Germanicus: Reading Tacitus’ Annals with Lucan’s Bellum Civile

Journal of Ancient History ◽

10.1515/jah-2019-0007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 103-126

Author(s):

Megan M. Daly

Keyword(s):

Civil War ◽

Epic Poetry ◽

Alexander The Great ◽

Bellum Civile ◽

The Past ◽

Similar Images ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City ◽

Roman Epic ◽

Northern Frontier

AbstractThe recognition of the similarities between Roman epic poetry and historiography have led to valuable studies such as Joseph’s analysis of the relationship between Lucan’s Bellum Civile and Tacitus’ Histories. Traces of Lucan’s Bellum Civile can also be observed in Tacitus’ Annals 1 and 2, causing the beginning of Tiberius’ reign to look like a civil war in the making. The charismatic Germanicus sits with a supportive army on the northern frontier, much like Caesar, causing fear for Tiberius at Rome. Germanicus denies his chance to become the next Caesar and march on the city, but he exhibits other similarities with Lucan’s Caesar, including an association with Alexander the Great. Although at some points Germanicus seems to be repeating the past and reliving episodes experienced by Caesar in Bellum Civile, he prevents himself from fully realizing a Caesarian fate and becoming Lucan’s bad tyrant. The similar images, events, and themes presented by both authors create messages that reflect experiences from the authors’ own lives during dangerous times.

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Sri Lanka in 2002: Turning the Corner?

Asian Survey ◽

10.1525/as.2003.43.1.215 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 215-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amita Shastri

Keyword(s):

Civil War ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Peace Process ◽

Political Structure ◽

National Front ◽

International Support ◽

Major Progress

Embroiled in a civil war for two decades, a peace process was reinitiated in Sri Lanka with international support. Has Sri Lanka finally turned the corner from war? This article argues that major progress has been made by the United National Front government in opening a dialogue with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Yet, major hurdles remain: support by the Tigers for a political solution remains conditional, they have not laid down their arms, and negotiating an agreement about the prospective political structure promises to be problematic.

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