Building States, Building Peace ― Global and Regional Involvement in Sri Lanka and Myanmar

Uniquely focusing on the regional component of peacebuilding, this book provides an in-depth empirical analysis of peace processes in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Sanchez-Cacicedo argues that though identified as 'global' forms of peacebuilding and involvement, they in fact lack the necessary legitimacy at local and regional levels, critiquing liberal peacebuilding approaches and international interventions in state building processes.

The book explores the lack of consensus between non-regional and regional actors involved in the 2002 peace process and its implications in Sri Lanka, and the similar situation in Myanmar, exploring the driving forces of external involvement in the country's statebuilding process. Both case studies provide a rich insight into the regional actors of Asia and the relationship between China and India with its neighbours.

Building States, Building Peace highlights how the regional can prevail over the global structure, reconfiguring our views on the optimal ways in which to achieve peace.

Amaia Sanchez-Cacicedo is a scholar in the field of peacebuilding, international security and statebuilding, with a regional focus on
Asia. She has conducted research on the evolution and internationalization of ethno-political conflicts, with a particular
interest in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. She is developing a growing research interest in the field of diaspora and transnational studies.
Amaia holds a BSc in International Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid, an MSc in
International Affairs from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and a PhD from the School of Oriental & African Studies
(SOAS), University of London. She is currently a part-time lecturer at the International University in Geneva and has previously worked for several local NGOs in India, as well as for the UNHCR in Costa Rica, Kenya and Sri Lanka.