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Sectarian socialism: the politics of Sri Lanka's Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)

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

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Identification Number: 10.1017/S0026749X09004028

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
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: 14 Mar 2024 08:39
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/41306

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