interrogating the 'political': feminist peace activism in Sri Lanka

被引：22

作者：

de Alwis, Malathi

机构：

[1] International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo

[2] Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo

来源：

FEMINIST REVIEW | 2009年 / 91期

关键词：

feminist peace activism; maternalism; the political; violence; grief; Sri Lanka;

D O I：

10.1057/fr.2008.52

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This article seeks to interrogate the category of the 'political' through an exploration of the present trajectory of feminist peace activism in Sri Lanka. It provides a critical appraisal of current strategies adopted by the majority of feminist organizations that seem to suggest a shift from 'refusal' to 'request'. This results in the resort to more 'feel safe' campaigns, rather than the placement of oneself in an antagonistic and oppositional relationship with the state, which continuously calls the political into question. It concludes by considering two other kinds of political trajectories and the disparate conceptual challenges each offers.

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页码：81 / 93

页数：13