1st Edition
Why Do Peace Negotiations Fail? The Case of Sri Lanka
1. Theoretical Overview 2. Conflict and War 3. Thimphu Talks (1985) 4. Hilton Talks (1989/90) 5. Hybrid Negotiations (1994/95) 6. Norway Facilitated Process (2002–06) 7. Conclusion
Biography
S. I. Keethaponcalan is Professor of Conflict Resolution at Salisbury University, Maryland, USA, where he served as Chair of the Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution Department from 2011 to 2018. Before joining Salisbury University, he was Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has held research appointments at leading international institutions, including the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva, Switzerland, and the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan. Dr Keethaponcalan has also provided consultancy expertise to several international agencies on projects involving Sri Lanka. Recent publications include: Electoral Politics in Sri Lanka: Presidential Elections, Manipulation and Democracy (Routledge, 2022); Postwar Dilemmas of Sri Lanka: Democracy and Reconciliation (Routledge, 2019); and Conflict Resolution: An Introduction to Third Party Intervention (Lexington Books, 2017).
