Catch-All Parties and Party-Voter Nexus in Sri Lanka
Catch-All Parties and Party-Voter Nexus in Sri Lanka

Author: Pradeep Peiris

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-11-20

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 9811641536

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This book systematically maps the evolution of the party–voter nexus of the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). In doing so, it argues that these parties rely mostly on a complex Web of patronage-based networks to mobilise electorates. They employ informal and highly dynamic, loosely knit networks as their organisational structures at the local level. They mainly focus on mobilising voters through local political actors rather than maintaining clear party bases and membership schemes. The study highlights the salience of personalities at the national as well as local levels in forming electoral support for the parties. These individuals exploit their economic, social, and cultural capital to mobilise the most efficient network that would strengthen their party during elections. The study also analyses the emergence of two new coalition centres from within these traditional parties, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), and argues that these parties, though portraying themselves as new, have in fact retained the overall logic of the party–voter nexus by appropriating the organisational schemes and structures of their predecessors.

Liberal Peace In Question
Liberal Peace In Question

Author: Kristian Stokke

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0857286498

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The present book uses Sri Lanka’s failed attempt at negotiating peace with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to examine the politics of state and market reforms towards liberal peace. Sri Lanka is seen as a critical case that demonstrates key characteristics and shortcomings of liberal peace, vividly demonstrated by internationally facilitated elite negotiations and donor-funded neoliberal development.

The Separatist Conflict in Sri Lanka
The Separatist Conflict in Sri Lanka

Author: Asoka Bandarage

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-11-19

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1135970858

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The book provides a detailed historically-based analysis of the origin, evolution and potential resolution of the civil conflict in Sri Lanka over the struggle to establish a separate state in its Northern and Eastern provinces. This conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the secessionist LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is one of the world’s most intractable contemporary armed struggles. The internationally banned LTTE is considered the prototype of modern terrorism. It is known to have introduced suicide bombing to the world, and recently became the first terrorist organization ever to acquire an air force. The ‘iron law of ethnicity’ – the assumption that cultural difference inevitably leads to conflict – has been reinforced by the 9/11 attacks and conflicts like the one in Sri Lanka. However, the connections among ethnic difference, conflict, and terrorism are not automatic. This book broadens the discourse on the separatist conflict in Sri Lanka by moving beyond the familiar bipolar Sinhala versus Tamil ethnic antagonism to show how the form and content of ethnicity are shaped by historical social forces. It develops a multipolar analysis which takes into account diverse ethnic groups, intra-ethnic, social class, caste and other variables at the local, regional and international levels. Overall, this book presents a conceptual framework useful for comparative global conflict analysis and resolution, shedding light on a host of complex issues such as terrorism, civil society, diasporas, international intervention and secessionism.

Parties and Political Change in South Asia
Parties and Political Change in South Asia

Author: James Chiriyankandath

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-18

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780367739201

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Over the past seven decades and more, political parties have become an essential feature of the political landscape of the South Asian subcontinent, serving both as a conduit and product of the tumultuous change the region has experienced. Yet they have not been the focus of sustained scholarly attention. This collection focuses on different aspects of how major parties have been agents of - and subject to - change in three South Asian states (India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), examining some of the apparent paradoxes of politics in the subcontinent and covering issues such as gender, religion, patronage, clientelism, political recruitment and democratic regression. Recurring themes are the importance of personalities (and the corresponding neglect of institutionalisation) and the lack of pluralism in intraparty affairs, factors that render parties and political systems vulnerable to degeneration. This book was published as a special issue of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.

Partisan Odysseys
Partisan Odysseys

Author: Nelson Wiseman

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2020-04-23

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1487525397

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Motifs or recurring elements in Canadian party politics speak to dominant ideas of the era. Partisan Odysseys looks at how political parties have adjusted, adapted, and sometimes reinvented themselves in response to these cultural cues.

Political Parties in South Asia
Political Parties in South Asia

Author: K. C. Suri

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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With one-fifth of the global population, South Asia is the largest democratic region in the world today even though military rule and monarchy still exist in certain countries. Political parties have played an active role in decolonization, freedom struggles and social change in the region and have been responsible for marrying democracy with development and social justice. Yet research shows that 40 per cent of the population in South Asia do not trust political parties, while only 11 per cent of those surveyed express great trust. Political Parties in South Asia: The Challenge of Change provides a comparative view of the conditions, roles and functioning of political parties in five countries of the South Asian region ¡ Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The publication builds on empirical information collected from 49 parties and addresses the challenges of politics as experienced by the key political actors themselves: the political parties. In addition, it includes practical recommendations for reforms in the party domain. By providing comparative information, this International IDEA publication aims to stimulate debate on the challenges faced by political parties in South Asia. It is especially aimed at political parties, scholars, policy makers and democracy assistance organizations working for political reform in South Asia.

Politics in Sri Lanka, 1947-1979
Politics in Sri Lanka, 1947-1979

Author: A. Jeyaratnam Wilson

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780333262085

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This Book Examines The Interelationships Between The Island`S Various Social, Religios And Ethni Groups, The Progress Of The Economy And The Processes Which Manipulate Change. This Revised Edition Not Only Updates Events But Makes Fresh Analyses In The Context Of Developments From 1973 To 1979. First End Page Missing, Bookseller`S Stamp On The Title Page, Text Absolutely Clean, Black Mark On The Last End Page, Condition Good