A new book edited by Prof. N. Shanmugaratnam will be launced in 2007

Between War & Peace in Sudan & Sri Lanka - Deprivation & Livelihood Revival
Edited by N. Shanmugaratnam. James Currey Publishers. Cover.

Sudan and Sri Lanka are two countries that have experienced protracted internal wars which became intractable over the years. The consequences of the wars have been devastating for human and livelihood security and
the overall development of these countries. Both have records of failed attempts to resolve their confl icts by political means. More recently, both have been going through internationally facilitated peace processes which
have also been linked to post-confl ict development.

The studies in this collection compare these two war-torn countries. Each intra-state confl ict has its distinct historical, political, economic and cultural characteristics. Yet there are parallels and similarities between two
developing countries in which post-colonial state formation has become mired in prolonged anti-state armed conflict.

This book addresses from different angles and different levels the issues of confl ict resolution, peace preparation, people’s perceptions of the impact of confl ict on their lives, war-induced grievances, relief,
vulnerability, poverty, livelihood revival and social mobility, and development. This book draws attention to the need to internalise grievances generated by protracted war into processes of confl ict resolution and peace building. An underlying message to policy makers is that the consequences suffered by large sections of the civilian populations due to war must be addressed in order to build sustainable peace.

N. Shanmugaratnam is Professor of Development Studies, Head of Research, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

Cover of the book Foto: K.Stokke & F. Sundnes

Contents:

Introduction: civil war to peace & development by N. Shanmugaratnam – Building peace in the Sudan: refl ections on local & regional challenges by Leif Manger – War, wealth & poverty in southern Sudan by Amalie Hilde Tofte & Ruth Haug – Socio-economic revival & emerging issues related to land & customary institutions in Yirol, southern Sudan by Frodes Sundnes & N. Shanmugaratnam – Far from the battlefi eld: livelihood revival, settlement & modernisation among the Hawawir, northern Sudan by Kjersti Larsen

– Development as a precursor to confl ict resolution: a critical review of the fi fth peace process in Sri Lanka by N. Shanmugaratnam & K. Stokke – The dynamics of livelihood in a war zone: mapping socio-economic change
in eastern Sri Lanka by N. Shanmugaratnam – Impacts of intra-state warfare & international resource confl icts on livelihoods of fi shing communities in northern Sri Lana by K. Stokke, A.S. Soosai & N. Shanmugaratnam

– Living with war, preparing for peace: between war & peace in Sri Lanka & Sudan by Ruth Haug



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