Liberation struggle or terrorism? The politics of naming the LTTE

This article examines the politics of naming in one of the longest-running and most intractable conflicts in the world: that between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (ltte) and the Sri Lankan state. While the narratives presented by the ltte and the state in support of their respective positions are complex and range across a number of issues, this paper is primarily concerned with the politics of the ‘terrorist’ label as applied to the ltte. In particular, it examines how the characterisation of the conflict as a form of terrorism has affected its evolutionary course. While the Sri Lankan state has deployed the language of terrorism to further its strategic aims in both the domestic and international spheres, the label has not necessarily impeded the growth of the ltte's military capability but has, by denying the ltte international legitimacy, undermined the organisation's stated political project—Tamil self-determination. The article also outlines the contradictions between prevailing international attitudes to terrorism and the conduct of key international actors with regard to the protagonists in Sri Lanka and demonstrates how the sustained rhetoric of terrorism has become a serious impediment to reaching a permanent resolution of the conflict

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Sigue sin saberse si los responsables políticos nacionales e internacionales pueden o quieren actuar para evitar o mitigar las repercusiones del cambio climático sobre los desplazamientos

Five Reasons Donors Give for Not Funding Local NGOs Directly

Only a tiny amount of funding goes directly to grassroots NGOs, which is undermining progress towards truly sustainable development

Development, inequality and conflict in multi-ethnic developing countries

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Development, Inequality and Ethnic Accommodation: Clues from Malaysia, Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago

This article examines the relationship between economic development and ethnopolitical conflict in three developing countries: Malaysia, Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago. Each of these countries has been relatively successful in achieving rapid economic development and accommodation amongst constituent ethnic groups. The article explores two particular questions that the experience of these three countries raises: does rapid economic development make ethnic accommodation easier and how important is inter-ethnic inequality? It is suggested that economic development alone cannot prevent ethnopolitical conflict. What matter just as much, if not more, are real and perceived inter-ethnic disparities in access to key economic and political resources. Importantly, each of these countries pursued a hegemonic “one nation” strategy in the early decades following independence that involved strategic partnerships between the major constituent ethnic groups and negotiated economic redistribution. As a result, inter-ethnic inequality has been kept in check. However, there are emerging signs of disruptive ethnopolitical mobilization in each country, based in part on ethnic grievances about discrimination in the distribution of resources. The article concludes that, even in these relatively successful and harmonious cases, the management of socio-economic inequality remains important.

Migration and Development

There is growing interest in the impacts of international migration on economic development. Yet, despite a burgeoning literature, some of the most fundamental questions in this area remain unanswered. This article suggests five priorities for devising better methodologies for understanding the impact of migration and for generating fresh, workable policy interventions that can optimise the impacts of greater mobility on development.

Desafios globais, respostas locais: Embora reconhecendo a natureza interconectada dos ataques ao espaço civil, continua sendo essencial amplificar as vozes da sociedade civil e apoiar as reações locais

- Edição trilíngue: português, espanhol e inglês.- Título em espanhol: Desafíos globales, respuestas locales: al tiempo que se reconoce la interconexión de los ataques al espacio cívico, es fundamental amplificar la voz de la sociedad civil y apoyar las respuestas locales- Título em inglês: Global challenges, local responses: while recognising the interconnected nature of attacks on civic space, it remains critical to amplify local civil society voices and support local response