One Year On: Reading the NPP “From Below and to the Left”

Janaka Biyanwila

by polity.lk | Nov 18, 2025 | Politics

One Year On: Reading the NPP “From Below and to the Left” Janaka Biyanwila The National People’s Power (NPP) in Sri Lanka achieved a significant two-thirds parliamentary majority in the November 2024 elections, the largest single-party majority since 1977. Driven by...

Declaration of the Peoples’ Summit towards COP30

Peoples’ Summit

by polity.lk | Nov 17, 2025 | Ecology

Declaration of the Peoples’ Summit towards COP30 Peoples’ Summit 16.11.25 – Belém (Brazil) We, the Peoples’ Summit, gathered in Belém do Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, from 12 to 16 November 2025, declare to the peoples of the world what we have...

Gehenu Api Eka Mitata: Building a Women’s Political Movement in Sri Lanka

Kaushalya Ariyarathne

by polity.lk | Nov 4, 2025 | Politics

Gehenu Api Eka Mitata: Building a Women’s Political Movement in Sri Lanka Kaushalya Ariyarathne The recent election of 22 women to Sri Lanka’s new parliament in November 2024 has sparked significant interest and inquiry. This development, representing a welcome...

Safety is Not a Wall: Beyond Protection from Domestic Violence

Prasanna Pitigala Liyanage

by polity.lk | Oct 30, 2025 | Justice

Safety is Not a Wall: Beyond Protection from Domestic Violence Prasanna Pitigala Liyanage Call her N.The night she left, she packed her phone, her NIC, and a small bag.A friend waited in a trishaw.At the station, a statement; at court, a file; by morning, an order.A...

“There is nothing inherently liberatory in the imagination, but it must be made so”

Vajra Chandrasekera

by polity.lk | Oct 28, 2025 | Culture

“There is nothing inherently liberatory in the imagination, but it must be made so” Vajra Chandrasekera From the Editors: Our warm congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera, whose writing we have been pleased to feature, on the honour of receiving the 2025 Ursula K. Le...