Religion, conflict and boundary politics in Sri Lanka

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 679-698

  Goodhand, Jonathan ^b   Klem, Bart ^a   Korf, Benedikt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY DISPUTE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; POLITICAL BOUNDARY; RELIGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 70350746509     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2009.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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