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-
Writing the life of author and filmmaker Hanif Kureishi: race, class and multiculturalism
Ruvani Ranasinha
"We had been devastated … in ways we didn’t understand by racism” ~ Kureishi, My Ear at His Heart (2004) In 2023, my...
Sri Lanka General Election 2024: How We See It; What We Want
Collective
In one or two words, describe your reaction to the overall picture from the general election; then go on to explain...
Reading the General Election 2024
Pasan Jayasinghe and Amali Wedagedara
The National People’s Power (NPP) has made history. With its unprecedented, record-breaking electoral victory at the...
Can the National People’s Power Consolidate its Presidential Victory in the Parliamentary Election?
Pradeep Peiris
The forthcoming parliamentary election on November 14 has attracted significant attention and raised several pertinent...
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...
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.