by polity.lk | Jun 18, 2025 | Media
Queer Representation in Sri Lankan Media: A Double-Edged Sword? Kasun Kavishka Queer[1] representation in the media is a polarising topic that has sparked many debates in recent years, revealing its transformative powers as well as its potential pitfalls in the LGBTQ+...
by polity.lk | Jun 10, 2025 | Palestine
The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal Gaza Tribunal We, the members of the Gaza Tribunal, having gathered in Sarajevo from 26 to 29 May 2025, declare our collective moral outrage at the continuing genocide in Palestine, our solidarity with the people of...
by polity.lk | Jun 4, 2025 | Politics
‘Crop Top Terrorism’ and the Security State in Sri Lanka Themal Ellawala The evening of 28 February 2025. A friend and I left his house in Mount Lavinia to board a waiting PickMe three-wheeler. As I stepped out, I noticed a group of five uniformed army and police...
by polity.lk | May 27, 2025 | Economy
The ‘Governance of Corruption’ in Sri Lanka – An IMF-NGO-NPP Consensus B. Skanthakumar “Between consent and force stands corruption/fraud” ~ Antonio Gramsci IntroductionSri Lanka’s ‘National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (2025-2029)’ was unveiled on 9 April by...
by polity.lk | May 20, 2025 | Politics
Horu versus Boru: The politics of the 2025 local government elections in Sri Lanka Harindra B. Dassanayake and Rajni Gamage In the 2025 May local government (LG) election, the National People’s Power (NPP) secured a nominal majority in 265 out of 339 LG bodies,...
