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Duty Bound?

Militarization, Romances, and New Forms of Violence among Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zone Factory Workers

Wake Forest University, USA, hewamask{at}wfu.edu

This article analyzes how the complex intersections of political economy of war and transnational production led to particular social dynamics between Sri Lanka's women Free Trade Zone workers and military personnel. It explores the new spaces of violence against factory workers that resulted from increased militarization and women's FTZ garment factory employment. The article shows how the militarizing process continued even during the peace process and asserts that there will be little hope of eliminating the new spaces of violence without revising some of the political economic processes behind the war and transnational production.

Key Words: economy of war • gendered violence • militarization • Sri Lanka • transnational production

Cultural Dynamics, Vol. 21, No. 2, 153-184 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0921374008105069


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