by McAllister, Marco S.

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Institution:

University of York (York, UK)

Advisor(s):

Prof. Sultan Barakat

Degree:

M.A. in Post-War Recovery Studies

Year:

2009

Book Information:

87 pages

Publisher:

Dissertation.com

ISBN-10:

1599423065

ISBN-13:

9781599423067

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Abstract

The military defeat of the LTTE by the Government of Sri Lanka in May 2009 ended twenty-six years of war which have caused the displacement of more than 1.1 million Sri Lankans and claimed more than 150,000 lives. Winning the war represented a great achievement for the Government, and allowed Colombo to lay the foundations for the long-term prevention of a recurrence of war. The victory of a comprehensive peace is, however, still to be achieved. This dissertation analyses the case of Sri Lanka to adapt existing theories of post-war recovery to the aftermath of civil wars ending through a decisive military victory by one of the actors. The paper argues in favour of the institution of an interim period for the initial stages of socioeconomic and political reconstruction to precede a broader process of long-term holistic recovery. As the academic field of post-war recovery experienced a great expansion since the end of the Cold War, a large proportion of the studies carried out so far focuses on recovery in the

About The Author

After completing a BA in Economics and Politics at the University of York in 2008, Marco Sean McAllister graduated from the PRDU (Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit) with an MA in Post-War Recovery Studies. This dissertation is the result of a research period he undertook in Sri Lanka during the final weeks of the civil war that scourged the island for almost three decades.