The Sarvodaya Movement: Holistic Development and Risk Governance in Sri Lanka

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Case studies Damniyamgama Addapalam Vaddavan Structure of the book Part I: Conceptualising holistic development Chapter 2: Risk and development Colonialism and risks Postcolonialism, modernisation and risks Neo-liberalism, globalisation and risks Chapter 3: Development, spirituality and risk governance Culture, religion and development Spirituality and development Interfaith initiatives and multi-actor partnerships for development and risk governance Lived religion and spirituality Part II: Sarvodaya Movement: Holistic development and risk governance Chapter 4: The Sarvodaya Movement from the 1960s to the 1980s Introduction Colonial and postcolonial Sri Lanka Phase 1: 1960s–1970s – early post-independence demands for modernisation, Sarvodaya’s inception and a model of development based on Buddhist values Phase 2: 1970s–1980s – modernisation, free-market capitalism and Sarvodaya’s alternative model of Five-Stage Village Development Conclusion Note Chapter 5: The Sarvodaya Movement from the 1980s to the 2000s Introduction Phase 3: 1980s–1990s – political upheavals, religion-based nationalism and Sarvodaya’s attempts at mass consciousness-raising Phase 4: 1990s–2000s – conflict resolution, sustainable development and Sarvodaya’s spiritual development approach Phase 5: 2000s–mid-2010s – climate change, Sarvodaya’s post-disaster reconstruction, and holistic framework of development and risk governance Conclusion Chapter 6: Relief and Reconstruction: The physical rebuilding of Sarvodaya’s post-tsunami resettlement villages Introduction Sarvodaya’s post-tsunami relief Sarvodaya’s post-tsunami reconstruction Reconstruction and risk governance of the Damniyamgama, Addapalam and Vaddavan villages Introduction Basic Need One: a clean and beautiful environment Basic Need Two: adequate provision of clean drinking water Basic Need Three: minimum supplies of clothing Basic Need Four: adequate and balanced nutrition Basic Need Five: simple housing Basic Need Six: basic health care Basic Need Seven: basic communication facilities Basic Need Eight: a minimum supply of energy Basic Need Nine: holistic education Basic Need Ten: the satisfaction of spiritual and cultural needs Conclusion Notes Chapter 7: Rehabilitation and Reconciliation: The social rebuilding of Sarvodaya’s post-tsunami resettlement villages Introduction Background to Sarvodaya’s post-tsunami efforts on Rehabilitation and Reconciliation Rehabilitation, Reconciliation and risk governance of Damniyamgama, Addapalam and Vaddavan villagers Rehabilitation and Reconciliation in Damniyamgama Rehabilitation and Reconciliation in Addapalam Rehabilitation and Reconciliation in Vaddavan Conclusion Chapter 8: Stalled Reawakening: The Economic Sphere Introduction Sustainable income Issues with income-earning activities and maintenance costs as encountered by Damniyamgama villagers Issues with income-earning activities and maintenance costs as encountered by Addapalam villagers Issues with income-earning activities as encountered by Vaddavan villagers Isolation, transportation and accessibility Isolation and disconnection in Damniyamgama Isolation and disconnection in Addapalam Isolation and disconnection in Vaddavan Conclusion Chapter 9: Stalled Reawakening: The Power and Consciousness Spheres Introduction Reawakening and the Power Sphere Donor funding, dependency and a lack of empowerment Bureaucratic hindrances and governance limitations Reawakening and the Consciousness Sphere Group Awakening Interdependence Conclusion Chapter 10: Conclusion Sarvodaya’s culture-based framework and its evolution from 1958 to 2016 Sarvodaya’s framework of holistic, sustainable development and risk governance in response to the 2004 tsunami The Economic Sphere The Power Sphere The Consciousness Sphere Lessons from Sarvodaya’s framework and practices of holistic development, and the changing place of religion and spirituality in contemporary societies References Index