‘Free Health’ in the Face of Healthcare Privatization in Post-1977 Sri Lanka

Ramya Kumar

by polity.lk | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

‘Free Health’ in the Face of Healthcare Privatization in Post-1977 Sri Lanka Ramya Kumar Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 23-30 (Download PDF) Ramya Kumar’s article focuses our attention on the remarkable durability of free healthcare in Sri Lanka’s political discourse...

“Kolambata Kiri, Apata Kekiri”: Neoliberalism and the 1981 Education Reforms

Prabha Manuratne

by polity.lk | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

“Kolambata Kiri, Apata Kekiri”: Neoliberalism and the 1981 Education Reforms Prabha Manuratne Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 14-22 (Download PDF) In her examination of the neo-liberalization of education, Prabha Manuratne demonstrates how the discourse on the ‘crisis’...

The Doomed King: A Requiem for Sri Vikrama Rajasinha

Harini Amarasuriya

by polity.lk | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

The Doomed King: A Requiem for Sri Vikrama Rajasinha Harini Amarasuriya   Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 78-80 (Download PDF) Harini Amarasuriya in her observations on Gananath Obeyesekere’s latest work The Doomed King: A Requiem for Sri Vikrama Rajasinha,...

Cinnamon Peelers in Sri Lanka: Shifting Labour Process and Reformation of Identity Post-1977

Shanka P. Dharmapala

by polity.lk | Jun 20, 2017 | Uncategorized

Cinnamon Peelers in Sri Lanka: Shifting Labour Process and Reformation of Identity Post-1977 Shanka P. Dharmapala Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 38-45 (Download PDF) Shanka P. Dharmapala traces the impact Sri Lanka’s economic transition has had on cinnamon peelers and...

Shashik Dhanushka Presents Paper on Local Democracy & Social Inclusion

by polity.lk | Apr 5, 2017 | Events & Activities, News

Shashik Dhanushka Presents Paper on Local Democracy & Social Inclusion Shashik Dhanushka Presents Paper on Local Democracy & Social Inclusion​ Shashik Dhanushka Silva, a Senior Researcher attached to the SSA, presented a paper titled “Democratic...