Terrorism is one of the biggest problems in the world. This problem has disturbed the people of Sri Lanka for many years. Sinhalese and Tamil, the two biggest ethnic groups of this island country, have been in conflict for many years. This study tries to analyze the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka. Besides, this study tries to reveal the causes and consequences of conflict. The main purpose of this paper is to look directly at and examine the association between ethnic participation in political life and fractionalization in Sri Lanka, and the possibility of an act of terrorism from that nation.
Keywords: Sri Lanka, LTTE, Ethnic Participation, Ethnic Fractionalization, Terrorism
LINK: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bader/issue/59113/850715
