Agrarian Regimes in Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis – Call for Articles

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...

Hypocrisy and Human Rights: Resisting Accountability for Mass Atrocities Kate Cronin-Furman. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2022

Reviewed by Radhika Coomaraswamy

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...

Publication Launch: Working Hours: Exploring Gender Dimensions of Unpaid Care Work in Sri Lanka

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...

Feast, Famine, and Hegemony: On Neoliberalisation and Hindu Nationalism in India

Alf Gunvald Nilsen

by polity.lk | Jun 19, 2023 | Essay

Feast, Famine, and Hegemony: On Neoliberalisation and Hindu Nationalism in India Alf Gunvald Nilsen Last year, in September 2022, Fortune Magazine reported that India was home to the second richest person in the world. The person in question was Gautam Adani, a...

Test for Real Life? The Gender Transition Process in Sri Lanka

Kaushalya Ariyarathne

by polity.lk | Jun 6, 2023 | Essay

Test for Real Life? The Gender Transition Process in Sri Lanka Kaushalya Ariyarathne The earliest record of sex reassignment surgery in a Sri Lankan public hospital can be traced back to 2003. Even though there was no government procedure for sex reassignment and...