by polity.lk | Apr 21, 2024 | Agrarian Studies
James Brow, Anuradhapura 1984, and the Question of Agrarian Change in Sri Lanka Jonathan Spencer James Brow was a British anthropologist who drifted from the nascent counter-culture of early 1960s London, to the mid-1960s West Coast of the USA, where he found a...
by polity.lk | Apr 16, 2024 | Human Rights
Sacrificing Accountability to Save the Official Narrative: The UK’s Legacy Act of 2023 and Parallels in Sri Lanka Daniel Holder In September 2023, the UK parliament passed The Northern Ireland Troubles (Reconciliation and Legacy) Act entrenching immunity for crimes...
by polity.lk | Apr 8, 2024 | Politics
Understanding Fascism: Writings on Caste, Class & The State by K. Balagopal. Curated and Introduced by V. Geetha. Hyderabad: South Side Books, 2023, 241p. Jairus Banaji K.Balagopal was a civil rights activist and left-wing intellectual who was mainly active in...
by polity.lk | Apr 3, 2024 | Polity Archive
Polity Vol. 11 No. 1 Editorial: Hyper-Reforms amidst Hyper-Austerity Sri Lanka 2023: Anniversaries of Struggle – Q. M. Saul May Day Diary 2023 – B. Skanthakumar Don’t Use Class as a Weapon to Dismiss Social Struggles – Devaka Gunawardena Resisting...
by polity.lk | Apr 3, 2024 | Polity Archive
Polity Vol. 10 No. 2 Editorial – Terror as Stability 2023 Budget: False Promises at the Expense of Women and Working People – Feminist Collective for Economic Justice ‘The Writing Was on the Wall’: Debt Distress and Ways Forward in Sri Lanka – Jayati...
