| ID | 182565 |
| Title Proper | Rethinking Alcohol and Conflict |
| Other Title Information | the Politics of Alcohol in Post-war Sri Lanka and Nepal |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Walton, Oliver ; Karn, Sujeet ; Lokuge, Gayathri |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Existing research on the relationship between alcohol and conflict has focused on displaced populations and viewed alcohol largely as a driver of post-war social problems such as trauma and violence. We draw on qualitative research in Sri Lanka and Nepal to build a more complex picture of alcohol’s role in post-war societies that is attuned to its political economy dimensions and its politically symbolic role. This article develops a comparative and multi-disciplinary approach to demonstrate how narratives about alcohol can reinforce existing processes of social marginalisation and how alcohol can play an important symbolic role in post-war politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Civil Wars Vol. 23, No.3; Sep 2021: p.461-487 |
| Journal Source | Civil Wars Vol: 23 No 3 |
| Key Words | Alcohol and Conflict ; Politics of Alcohol ; Post-war Sri Lanka and Nepal |