Reflections on State Formation in Sri Lanka

Sunil Bastian

by polity.lk | Nov 16, 2021 | Reflection

Reflections on State Formation in Sri Lanka Sunil Bastian There is nothing natural or inevitable about states. They are formed under certain historical conditions; they undergo change and under certain circumstances can even totally disappear. A cursory glance at the...

Debating the Transition from a Closed to an Open Economy

Devaka Gunawardena

by polity.lk | Nov 9, 2021 | Essay

Debating the Transition from a Closed to an Open Economy Devaka Gunawardena The year of 1977 has become a highly charged symbol for understanding the current crisis. After the transition from a “closed” to an “open” economy, many now claim that Sri Lanka is moving...

‘Executive Authoritarianism’ as Sri Lanka’s New Political Normal since COVID-19*

Jayadeva Uyangoda

by polity.lk | Nov 2, 2021 | Essay

‘Executive Authoritarianism’ as Sri Lanka’s New Political Normal since COVID-19* Jayadeva Uyangoda The ways in which countries from the global North to the global South have politically managed the unprecedented public health emergency situation brought about by the...

Tea Smallholders in Sri Lanka’s Organic Fertiliser Crisis

Kaushini Dammalage

by polity.lk | Oct 18, 2021 | Essay

Tea Smallholders in Sri Lanka’s Organic Fertiliser Crisis Kaushini Dammalage The plantation economy took root in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) with the onset of British colonialism in the 19th century. The British government in Ceylon took measures to provide the necessary...

Making ‘Delete Nothing’: Making a Feminist Internet

Zainab Ibrahim and Sachini Perera

by polity.lk | Oct 13, 2021 | Essay

Making ‘Delete Nothing’: Making a Feminist Internet Zainab Ibrahim and Sachini Perera Delete Nothing is a trilingual platform that aims to document technology-related gender-based violence (GBV) in Sri Lanka, particularly—but not limited to—the experiences of girls,...