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Journal Title
Conflict and Society: Advances in Research
Year (definitive publication)
2023
Language
English
Country
United States of America
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Abstract
This article offers an analysis of how a revolutionary organization - the LTTE in the Sri Lankan civil war (1983–2009) - used military training camps to produce new members. By framing war as a “transformative social condition” (Lubkemann 2008), I will show that the LTTE did not only teach recruits how to fight but also attempted to produce new political subjectivities and construct a new community. Through the imposition of discipline and punishments, control over the recruits’ body and emotions, and the spread of nationalistic narratives, the LTTE aimed to transform
them into freedom fighters embodying the political will of the organization. The proposed research on a self-making process under an authoritarian regime will lead us to develop a more nuanced understanding of the contrast that is usually drawn between will and coercion.
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Keywords
Body,Discipline,Emotions,LTTE,Military training,Violence
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Sociology - Social Sciences
- Political Science - Social Sciences
- Anthropology - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| CEECIND/03499/2017/CP1398/CT0003 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| UIDB/04038/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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