The Management and Mismanagement of Ethno -Regional Conflicts: The Case of South Asia

While the scheme is designed for application to any ethno-regional conflict, I apply it to three cases in South Asia that represent different conflict levels of management. Indian Mizoram represents successful management, with the case of the break-up of Pakistan portraying the polar opposite, failed management by the state. Sri Lanka, a case of conflict protraction, falls between these two extremes. Through an analysis of these cases, the aim is to test and refine the broad evolutionary trends identified in my scheme. Insights from these cases assist in developing tentative propositions of conflict management. These, in turn, can prove useful both in preventing future conflicts, and in providing clues to altering the paths of ongoing conflicts.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Sardesai, Shonali

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephen Cohen

• Political Science, International Law and Relations

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9996681

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82610