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...

“Galle Face was Important, but Not the Whole Thing”

Dileepa Witharana

by polity.lk | Sep 7, 2022 | Interview

“Galle Face was Important, but Not the Whole Thing” Dileepa Witharana Colombo’s Galle Face Green became a symbol of democratic activism in Sri Lanka, for more than 100 days from April to July 2022 with young people in particular from across the country converging...