| ID | 117443 |
| Title Proper | Erasing Tamil Eelam |
| Other Title Information | de/re territorialisation in the global war on terror |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Parasram, Ajay |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper considers the Sri Lanka/Tamil Eelam conflict with attention to how its dramatic end can be explained through postcolonial territorial politics. I argue discourses of postcolonial nationalism and global terrorism aligned along domestic, regional, and international political levels to enable a military victory for the government of Sri Lanka. At the domestic political level, there was a change in government along with a split and defection within the LTTE command. At the international level, there was a turn away from Western allies due to their perceived inability to understand the needs of the Asian front in the global war on terror (GWOT). This led to a geopolitical realignment with China, a state sympathetic to fighting terrorism and secession movements. The case is studied under a theoretical lens of "de/re territorialisation" from Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. De/re territorialisation reveals simultaneous efforts to inscribe nationalist meaning into territory in a constant process of "becoming." |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol. 17, No.4; 2012: p.903-925 |
| Journal Source | Geopolitics Vol. 17, No.4; 2012: p.903-925 |
| Key Words | Sri Lanka ; Tamil Eelam ; Postcolonial Territorial Politics ; Global Terrorism ; Military Victory ; Domestic Politics ; LTTE ; Global War on Terror |