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16 mai 2013
- doi: 10.4000/books.iheid.688
- isbn: 9782940503261
- eisbn: 9782940503278
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non-state actors and civil society gender identity culture religion and identity war conflict security and peacebuilding guerre conflits sécurité et consolidation de la paix identité risques vulnérabilité acteurs non étatiques et société civile Area Studies Women's Studies SOC028000 JFSJ1Sujets proches
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Raksha Vasudevan, « 4. Context: setting the stage », Graduate Institute Publications, ID : 10.4000/books.iheid.688
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4.1 The Sri Lankan Civil War and the current “post-conflict” environment Political domination of the state apparatus by the Sinhalese majority since independence from British colonial rule in 1948 have driven Tamil calls for self-rule. After independence, a number of changes instituted by the Colombo-based Sinhalese political elite benefited the majority (74%) Sinhalese population at the expense of the minority (19%) Tamil population: Sinhala was declared the island’s only official language, ...