Polity is a left magazine published by the Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) since 2003. We aim to advance democratic consciousness, gender equality, state reform, and social justice in Sri Lanka, while interested in South Asia and the World. Like its predecessor Pravada (1991-
Soft Authoritarianism, Ethno-Nationalism, and the Backlash Against Women’s Rights in Europe
Shalini Randeria
This talk[1] connects several of my scholarly interests over the last decades in an anthropology of the state, legal...
Settler Tourism and the Threat of Terror
Praveen Tilakaratne and Tamara Fernando
Terror at the CoastlineOn 23 October 2024, the American Embassy in Sri Lanka issued a statement restricting all...
Aragalaya: Struggle for Space and the Spaces of the Struggle
Nihal Perera
The Aragalaya was the largest gathering of people to protest a national government in Sri Lanka. February 2022 saw the...
The Election That Was
B. Skanthakumar
Sri Lanka has a new president. That the incumbent would lose was not in doubt. Who might replace him though was in...
Sri Lanka presidential election: From citizens’ protests to regime change
Jayadeva Uyangoda
The election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka's president on September 21 is an event of historic significance...
The Show
Natasha Ranawake
“That's all, ladies and gentlemen, that's all. Come again to the greatest show on earth. Bring the children. Bring the...
Current Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 1 (June 2024) is now available for LKR500, from the Social Scientists’ Association (380/86, Sarana Road, Colombo 7). Almost 100 pages on #palestine #politics #economy #history #agrarianstudies, and more!
Archive
Polity back issues beginning with Vol. 1 No. 1 (February-March 2003) are available here. The Pravada archive (1991-2002) will be added over time.
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The Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) is an organization working to investigate the way in which social change is contouring the multiple realities faced by communities in Sri Lanka and South Asia. The SSA is deeply committed to promoting a culture of knowledge production that informs and undergirds interventions aimed at achieving social emancipation for marginalized communities.