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Evolving Security Discourse in Sri Lanka : From National Security to Human Security

Gamini Keerawella, The University Press Limited, 2008, South Asia Human Security Series, xii, 172 p, tables, ISBN : 9840517937, $22.00 (Includes free airmail shipping)

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Human security: theoretical and analytical contours. 3. Socio-economic and political profile of Sri Lanka. 4. Evolution of Sri Lankan security discourse: changing issues, references and emphasis. 5. Human security inventory: proportions, practices and mechanisms. 6. In pursuit of a high degree of human security in Sri Lanka: an agenda for action. Bibliography. Index.

"Sri Lanka at independence in 1948 was 'An Oasis of Stability, Peace and Security.' It was a shining example of parliamentary democracy in the third world.

During the 1980s, however, violent ethnic conflict, emergency rule, the manipulation of the electoral process and the erosion of the welfare safety-net transformed Sri Lanka into a highly volatile locus of ethno-political conflict with severe human security deficit.

The book explores the symbiotic relationship between traditional and human security in Sri Lanka in academic as well as in practical terms. It argues that human security discourse may bring about conceptual breakthrough on the security of the state which is essential to find a way out of the complex emergencies arising from the internal crisis of Sri Lanka." (jacket)

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