Yahapalanaya’s Promise of Reconciliation: Merely a Means, Not an End?

Pradeep Peiris

Dr. Pradeep Peiris’ essay is on why the optimism about the progress towards meaningful reconciliation should be tempered with critical political analysis. Dr. Peiris’ reflections highlight the challenge of reconciling the promise of the new regime’s reconciliation agenda with the stark political realities that have taken shape after the August general elections.

Yahapalanaya’s Promise of Reconciliation: Merely a Means, Not an End? – Pradeep Peiris by Social Scientists’ Association on Scribd

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