by polity.lk | Nov 6, 2024 | Gender
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 anthropology, population policies, gender,...
by polity.lk | Oct 29, 2024 | Politics
Settler Tourism and the Threat of Terror Terror at the CoastlineOn 23 October 2024, the American Embassy in Sri Lanka issued a statement restricting all embassy personnel from travelling to Arugam Bay, a popular beach town in southeastern Sri Lanka. One piece of...
by polity.lk | Oct 22, 2024 | Politics
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 emergence of small, spontaneous, and non-partisan candlelight vigils in and...
by polity.lk | Oct 15, 2024 | Politics
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 question. Would it be opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, or the leader of a fringe party Anura Kumara Dissanayake?...
by polity.lk | Oct 1, 2024 | Politics
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 for the country.[1] When he was sworn in...
