by polity.lk | Oct 28, 2025 | Culture
“There is nothing inherently liberatory in the imagination, but it must be made so” Vajra Chandrasekera From the Editors: Our warm congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera, whose writing we have been pleased to feature, on the honour of receiving the 2025 Ursula K. Le...
by polity.lk | Oct 22, 2025 | Gender
Transgender Sex Work in Sri Lanka: The Politics of Nachchi Sex Workers. Kaushalya Ariyarathne. Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. F. Zahrah Rizwan Groundbreaking is the word that echoes through Kaushalya Ariyarathne’s book, Transgender Sex Work in Sri Lanka: The Politics of...
by polity.lk | Oct 18, 2025 | Economy
End the Microfinance Menace! No to the new Bill! Feminist Collective for Economic Justice The National People’s Party (NPP) marked the completion of its first year in government in September 2025. Sadly, the new government has already lost touch with the realities on...
by polity.lk | Oct 14, 2025 | Justice
Reflecting Back and Looking Forward: 20 years since the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act Thahira Cader & Raaya Gomez IntroductionOctober 3rd this year marks twenty years since the passing of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, No. 34 of 2005 (PDVA) in Sri...
by polity.lk | Oct 7, 2025 | Politics
‘Dead Catting’: Manufacturing Moral Panic in Sri Lanka Ruben Thurairajah In Colombo Fort, tourists stroll past decaying colonial buildings, unaware that the air is thick with invented fear. A hotel concierge smiles politely, but in the newspapers, the same streets are...
