Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism manufactures substitute enemies when its primary one is absent

Evidence

Notably, the violence took place when the LTTE and government were not at war, suggesting that the Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist project needs to rely on an adversary—be it the LTTE, supposedly unscrupulous Western missionaries, or Muslims. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 245

Categorization

• XREF: Directly evidences the reader’s core research question: threat-hardened solidarity does not decay when the chief enemy (LTTE) recedes — it manufactures new ones (missionaries, Muslims). — connects to: Sinhalese nationalist ideology frames NGOs as foreign conspirators aiding the enemy — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 217; Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist ideology requires a manufactured enemy to mobilize and survive — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 303; Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism may redirect its hostility to new minority targets — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 59
• SEED: Potential angle: how the Sri Lankan case illustrates enemy-substitution dynamics that likely recur in other majority-minority nationalist projects.

Broader Connections

• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist ideology requires a manufactured enemy to mobilize and survive #corroborates (0.85) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 303
• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism may redirect its hostility to new minority targets #expands (0.82) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 59