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Title: A FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS IN POST-CONFLICT SRI LANKA
Authors: Shruti Sonal, Dr. Ninghtoujam Koiremba
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Shruti Sonal1, Dr. Ninghtoujam Koiremba2 1. Master's in International Studies Christ University, Bangalore 2. Assistant Professor , Christ University , Bangalore
MLA 8 Sonal, Shruti. "A FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS IN POST-CONFLICT SRI LANKA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. 1615-1629, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=118. Accessed Mar. 2019. APA Sonal, S. (2019, March). A FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS IN POST-CONFLICT SRI LANKA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(3), 1615-1629. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=118 Chicago Sonal, Shruti. "A FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS IN POST-CONFLICT SRI LANKA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 3 (March 2019), 1615-1629. Accessed March, 2019. ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=118.
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Abstract: Feminist scholars like Cynthia Enloe, Ann Tickner and Urvashi Butalia have contributed to creating a more nuanced approach to concerns of international relations such as war and security by highlighting the gendered experiences of conflict and reconstruction. This has been translated into legal frameworks at the international level, including the much-lauded UNSC Resolution 1325 which reaffirms the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts. Several other attempts have been made to stress the importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security. However, the application of feminist ethics has not yet been given priority in the realm of reconciliation and transitional justice in post-conflict societies. While there's an unanimous understanding that women experience conflict and respond to violence and deprivation in ways different from that of men, the concerns of women are often overshadowed in post-conflict reconciliation as issues of cessation of violence, infrastructural rebuilding and economic recovery occupy centrestage. There's a growing recognition of the fact that the ways in which conflict changes men's and women's roles, needs, and capacities must be taken into account to ensure successful and sustainable reconstruction and reconciliation in post-conflict societies.It is in this context that the paper will analyse the post-conflict reconciliation process in Sri Lanka from a feminist perspective. It will analyse how the two-decade long civil war in the country affected women, both as victims of abuse, heads of families and combatants in militant groups. It will emphasise on the fact that even though the Sri Lanka military achieved a decision victory against the LTTE in 2009, issues of social reconciliation remain unresolved. Then, it will seek to analyse the post-2009 scenario in Sri Lanka, and whether the government has been successful in addressing the gender concerns.

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