Soft Authoritarianism, Ethno-Nationalism, and the Backlash Against Women’s Rights in Europe

Shalini Randeria

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,...

Settler Tourism and the Threat of Terror

Praveen Tilakaratne and Tamara Fernando

by polity.lk | Oct 29, 2024 | Politics

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 embassy personnel from travelling to Arugam Bay, a popular beach town in...

Aragalaya: Struggle for Space and the Spaces of the Struggle

Nihal Perera

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...

The Election That Was

B. Skanthakumar

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?...

Sri Lanka presidential election: From citizens’ protests to regime change

Jayadeva Uyangoda

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...