| ID | 124445 |
| Title Proper | Deception of victory |
| Other Title Information | the JVP in Sri Lanka and the long-term dynamics of rebel reintegration |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hill, Tom H.J |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the 40-year history of post-conflict reintegration of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in Sri Lanka. This case study demonstrates that post-civil war reintegration can be as complex and important to peace following an outright military victory as following a formally negotiated settlement. This finding challenges a dominant assumption in the civil wars literature: that decisive military victories create a simpler and more enduring peace because they remove the complexities of reintegration. As this example and others warn, if one examines a war-torn society through a five, ten or 20-year timeframe, then a military victory can appear a powerful agent of peaceful stability, negating the reintegration requirements of negotiated settlements. But if one applies a lens of 40 years or more, then a picture of repetitive violence can emerge that seriously questions the efficacy of military victory in securing long-term peaceful stability. Instead, as in cases of negotiated settlement, it is the complex dynamics of reintegration that come to the fore as a core condition for durable peace. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Peacekeeping Vol.20, No.3; 2013: p.357-374 |
| Journal Source | International Peacekeeping Vol.20, No.3; 2013: p.357-374 |
| Key Words | Sri Lanka ; Post Conflict Reintegration ; Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna -JVP ; History - 1967 ; Peacekeeping ; Civil War ; Ethnic Violence ; Military Operations ; Diplomatic Negotiation ; Liberation of Tamil Tigers Elam -LTTE ; Indo -Lanka Accord ; Peace Force Operations - 1987 ; Nawa Sama Samaja Pakshaya -NSSP ; Indo - Lankan Relations ; Tamil Issues ; UNP |