P Sahadevan
Biographic Data
| ID | 747582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P Sahadevan |
| GIVEN NAMES | P |
| FAMILY NAME | Sahadevan |
| SIGNATURE | SAHADEVAN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9735-8188 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Politics of the Status Quo in Sri Lanka
Resistance to political change is a hallmark of Sri Lankan politics since the 1980s. Thus, the polity has been able to sturdily maintain the status quo. Linking contemporary politics with the political legacies of the 1980s, the article argues that by providing continuity to the 1978 constitution, Sri Lanka’s political system has become a hostage to the status quo. This is shown in the analysis of the functioning of democracy, and ethnic conflict…
Negotiating Peace in Ethnic Wars
Ethnic war is an asymmetrical military contest for power in which vital interests of the groups are clearly at stake. Wining the war is, therefore, the fundamental objective of the com-batants. Compromise is hard to arrive at in negotiations, so long as the asymmetry of power between the ethnic parties is not altered. Thus, power assumes an important factor in determining the outcome. In this context, finding the linkage between both the war and …
Ending Ethnic War: The South Asian Experience
Underscoring the linkage between war strategies and peace processes in seven ethnic wars in the South Asian region, this article examines the conditions under which two wars have ended in military victory, another two in negotiated settlement and the remaining three wars still continue. War strategies of the South Asian governments have effectively combined military tactics with a wide range of political measures to strengthen war processes that,…
Ethnic Conflicts and Militarism in South Asia
Internationalization of Ethnic Conflicts in South Asia: A Conceptual Enquiry
India and Overseas Indians: The Case of Sri Lanka
On Not Becoming a Democrat: The LTTE's Commitment to Armed Struggle
Ethnic Conflicts and Militarism in South Asia
The Politics of the Status Quo in Sri Lanka
Resistance to political change is a hallmark of Sri Lankan politics since the 1980s. Thus, the polity has been able to sturdily maintain the status quo. Linking contemporary politics with the political legacies of the 1980s, the article argues that by providing continuity to the 1978 constitution, Sri Lanka’s political system has become a hostage to the status quo. This is shown in the analysis of the functioning of democracy, and ethnic conflict…
Negotiating Peace in Ethnic Wars
Ethnic war is an asymmetrical military contest for power in which vital interests of the groups are clearly at stake. Wining the war is, therefore, the fundamental objective of the com-batants. Compromise is hard to arrive at in negotiations, so long as the asymmetry of power between the ethnic parties is not altered. Thus, power assumes an important factor in determining the outcome. In this context, finding the linkage between both the war and …
Ending Ethnic War: The South Asian Experience
Underscoring the linkage between war strategies and peace processes in seven ethnic wars in the South Asian region, this article examines the conditions under which two wars have ended in military victory, another two in negotiated settlement and the remaining three wars still continue. War strategies of the South Asian governments have effectively combined military tactics with a wide range of political measures to strengthen war processes that,…
On Not Becoming a Democrat: The LTTE's Commitment to Armed Struggle
India and Overseas Indians: The Case of Sri Lanka
Internationalization of Ethnic Conflicts in South Asia: A Conceptual Enquiry
Ethnic Conflicts and Militarism in South Asia
Ending Ethnic War: The South Asian Experience
Underscoring the linkage between war strategies and peace processes in seven ethnic wars in the South Asian region, this article examines the conditions under which two wars have ended in military victory, another two in negotiated settlement and the remaining three wars still continue. War strategies of the South Asian governments have effectively combined military tactics with a wide range of political measures to strengthen war processes that,…
Negotiating Peace in Ethnic Wars
Ethnic war is an asymmetrical military contest for power in which vital interests of the groups are clearly at stake. Wining the war is, therefore, the fundamental objective of the com-batants. Compromise is hard to arrive at in negotiations, so long as the asymmetry of power between the ethnic parties is not altered. Thus, power assumes an important factor in determining the outcome. In this context, finding the linkage between both the war and …
The Politics of the Status Quo in Sri Lanka
Resistance to political change is a hallmark of Sri Lankan politics since the 1980s. Thus, the polity has been able to sturdily maintain the status quo. Linking contemporary politics with the political legacies of the 1980s, the article argues that by providing continuity to the 1978 constitution, Sri Lanka’s political system has become a hostage to the status quo. This is shown in the analysis of the functioning of democracy, and ethnic conflict…
Political science (7 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)