by polity.lk | Jul 17, 2023 | Review
Abolish Marriage? Kanchuka Dharmasiri’s play Surpanakha Liyanage Amarakeerthi The Ramayana has many retellings, and there will be more to come. Kanchuka Dharmasiri’s new play, Surpanakha (2022), is a brilliant retelling of an episode in the South Asian mythical...
by polity.lk | Jul 10, 2023 | Essay
Women’s Labour Force Participation: Three Themes Chulani Kodikara The IMF Staff Report on Sri Lanka released in March 2022 outlined a number of policy prescriptions to address Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic crisis, including increasing women’s labour force...
by polity.lk | Jul 3, 2023 | Blog
Agrarian Regimes in Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis – Call for Articles Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence which has in turn given rise to food insecurity, food poverty, and increasing malnourishment and stunting. Central to these issues is...
by polity.lk | Jun 26, 2023 | Review
Hypocrisy and Human Rights: Resisting Accountability for Mass Atrocities Kate Cronin-Furman. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2022 Reviewed by Radhika Coomaraswamy When I was given Kate Cronin-Furman’s book Hypocrisy and Human Rights to review, I imagined a...
by polity.lk | Jun 22, 2023 | News
Publication Launch: Working Hours: Exploring Gender Dimensions of Unpaid Care Work in Sri Lanka Working Hours: Exploring Gender Dimensions of Unpaid Care Work in Sri Lanka edited by Sepali Kottegoda and Pradeep Peiris was launched on 12th June 2023 at the Movenpick...
