Course on Democracy and Community Engagement (May – June 2021)

by polity.lk | Jul 26, 2021 | Workshops

Course on Democracy and Community Engagement (May – June 2021) The SSA organized a short course on democracy and community engagement for 20 undergraduates and recent graduates. Sessions were led by senior academics and experts, and engaged participants on a range of...

Enhancing Civic Education: TOTs and School Workshops (September 2019 – March 2020)

by polity.lk | Jul 26, 2021 | Workshops

Enhancing Civic Education: TOTs and School Workshops (September 2019 – March 2020) A two-day training of trainers was organized in two language-based phases for teachers of Civic Education in the Galle, Matara, Hambanthota and Ampara Districts. The trainings focused...

Enhancing Civic Education: Teacher Training Programs (March – April 2018)

by polity.lk | Jul 26, 2021 | Workshops

Enhancing Civic Education: Teacher Training Programs (March – April 2018) Training programs were conducted for teachers of Civic Education, and addressed key topics in the local Ordinary Level syllabus. The trainings were conducted in two phases based on medium of...

Sri Lanka’s Left isn’t ‘Taking Democracy Seriously’

Devaka Gunawardena

by polity.lk | Jul 23, 2021 | Intervention

Sri Lanka’s Left isn’t ‘Taking Democracy Seriously’ Devaka Gunawardena The Left in Sri Lanka—currently more of an aspirational idea, than an active movement—is once again at the crossroads. Those people who at least explicitly self-identify as Left appear to be split...

A call to action against the detention of Hejaaz Hizbullah and Ahnaf Jazeem, anti-Muslim violence, and attacks on democracy

by polity.lk | Jul 14, 2021 | Statement

A call to action against the detention of Hejaaz Hizbullah and Ahnaf Jazeem, anti-Muslim violence, and attacks on democracy Decades of majoritarian politics, and the more recent descent towards authoritarianism and militarisation, have eroded the foundations of our...