Promoting Covenantal Pluralism amidst Embedded Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s post-independence ethnoreligious tussles show how drastically the island has moved away from pluralism. Indeed, the country represents an illiberal democracy that operates like an ethnocracy. Not only is Sinhalese Buddhist majoritarianism now embedded, its proponents are determined to co...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2020]
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The review of faith & international affairs
Jahr: 2020, Band: 18, Heft: 4, Seiten: 49-62 |
| RelBib Classification: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik AF Religionsgeographie KBM Asien ZC Politik |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Civil Society
B Bodu Bala Sena. schadenfreude nationalism B Sri Lanka B Sinhalese Buddhist majoritarianism B Islamophobia |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Sri Lanka’s post-independence ethnoreligious tussles show how drastically the island has moved away from pluralism. Indeed, the country represents an illiberal democracy that operates like an ethnocracy. Not only is Sinhalese Buddhist majoritarianism now embedded, its proponents are determined to consolidate further majority domination while ensuring minority subordination, leading to a “schadenfreude nationalism” wherein many among the majority community take pleasure seeing minorities hagridden and marginalized. This, however, has not prevented various groups engaging with ethnoreligious minorities, learning of their challenges, and involving them in societal relations as distinct yet equal Sri Lankan citizens. This covenantal pluralism can thrive, provided the island’s major stakeholders champion it. The failure to do so will prevent Sri Lankans from achieving their full potential as citizens and leave the island further diminished. |
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| ISSN: | 1931-7743 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2020.1834980 |