by polity.lk | Oct 17, 2022 | Intervention
Outline of a Redistributive State in the Southern Periphery Devaka Gunawardena A clear line against political repression is beginning to emerge within democratic opposition forces in Sri Lanka, or broadly speaking, those who oppose the current government of Ranil...
Economic Crisis and Resistance in Batticaloa, Eastern Sri Lanka
Thavarasa Anukuvi
by polity.lk | Oct 10, 2022 | Essay
Economic Crisis and Resistance in Batticaloa, Eastern Sri Lanka Thavarasa Anukuvi IntroductionThe question whether ‘the people’ of the North and East should or could protest in solidarity with the #GotaGoHome protest movement has been the subject of much debate...
Solidarity among Women in Politics in Sri Lanka: Potentials and Challenges
Nadine Vanniasinkam and Viyanga Gunasekera
by polity.lk | Oct 4, 2022 | Essay
Solidarity among Women in Politics in Sri Lanka: Potentials and Challenges Nadine Vanniasinkam and Viyanga Gunasekera IntroductionWomen politicians and political aspirants in Sri Lanka share certain patterns of marginalisation within patriarchal party and political...
(Changing) Economic Policies, (Increasing) Pressure on Land, and the (Continuing) Challenge of Land Governance in Sri Lanka
Urs Geiser
by polity.lk | Sep 26, 2022 | Long Read
(Changing) Economic Policies, (Increasing) Pressure on Land, and the (Continuing) Challenge of Land Governance in Sri Lanka Urs Geiser (Changing) Economic Policies, (Increasing) Pressure on LandAt this very moment, the people of Sri Lanka face the daunting challenge...
‘The Writing Was on The Wall’: Debt Distress and Ways Forward in Sri Lanka
Jayati Ghosh
by polity.lk | Sep 13, 2022 | Intervention
‘The Writing Was on The Wall’: Debt Distress and Ways Forward in Sri Lanka Jayati Ghosh In the fourth in a series of talks organised by Polity magazine of the Social Scientists’ Association and the Women and Media Collective with feminist economists abroad to help us...