Venugopal, Rajesh 
ORCID: 0000-0002-7498-7712
(2010)
Sectarian socialism: the politics of Sri Lanka's Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP).
Modern Asian Studies, 44 (03).
pp. 567-602.
ISSN 0026-749X
Abstract
This paper explores the politics of Sri Lanka's Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in the post-1994 period, when it re-created itself as a mainstream parliamentary political party and came to play a critical role in the collapse of the 2001–2004 peace process. The fundamental analytical enigma of the JVP lies in explaining its hybrid Marxist/Sinhala nationalist persona, which enabled it to craft a highly effective campaign of opposition to the Ranil Wickremasinghe government's two-track agenda of peace with market reforms. This paper examines how the JVP's Marxism relates to its Sinhala nationalism, and how it fits within the Sri Lanka's Marxist tradition as a whole. It argues that the JVP's increasing emphasis on Sinhala nationalism post-1999 has occurred in the context of de-radicalisation and parliamentary habilitation, and discusses the relevance of its ideological orientation to the material basis of Sinhala nationalism and its relationship with the social democratic state.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Cambridge University Press |
| Divisions: | International Development |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2012 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2025 16:42 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/41306 |
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