Internationalisation of ethnic conflicts Tamil separatism and LTTE.

This dissertation examines the growth of LITE (a Tamil guerrilla group fighting for a separate homeland in Sri Lankan) and the paradox in its strategy of internationalising the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. The LTTE operates within a strategic ambiguity, practicing political terrorism within the cou...

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Main Author:	Krishnan, S.
Other Authors:	Tan, Andrew Tian Huat
Format:	Theses and Dissertations
Published:	2008
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14359
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University

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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-143592020-11-01T08:14:08Z Internationalisation of ethnic conflicts Tamil separatism and LTTE. Krishnan, S. Tan, Andrew Tian Huat S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology This dissertation examines the growth of LITE (a Tamil guerrilla group fighting for a separate homeland in Sri Lankan) and the paradox in its strategy of internationalising the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. The LTTE operates within a strategic ambiguity, practicing political terrorism within the country but portraying itself as an organisation of freedom fighters in the eyes of the international community, for its survival and to generate international pressure against the Sri Lankan government. Master of Science (Strategic Studies) 2008-11-13T09:18:11Z 2008-11-13T09:18:11Z 2000 2000 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14359 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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description	This dissertation examines the growth of LITE (a Tamil guerrilla group fighting for a separate homeland in Sri Lankan) and the paradox in its strategy of internationalising the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka. The LTTE operates within a strategic ambiguity, practicing political terrorism within the country but portraying itself as an organisation of freedom fighters in the eyes of the international community, for its survival and to generate international pressure against the Sri Lankan government.
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title_short	Internationalisation of ethnic conflicts Tamil separatism and LTTE.
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Internationalisation of ethnic conflicts Tamil separatism and LTTE.

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