In Quest for Civil Society:

An Interview with Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri

by polity.lk | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

In Quest for Civil Society: An Interview with Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri   Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.40-43 (Download PDF) This is an interview with Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri, the former President of the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA)...

Tamil Nationalist Act in the Theatre of Good Governance

MeeNilankco Theiventhran

by polity.lk | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

Tamil Nationalist Act in the Theatre of Good Governance MeeNilankco Theiventhran   Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.10-13 (Download PDF) MeeNilankco Theiventhran’s essay on Tamil nationalist politics makes clear that crises of legitimacy and credibility after the...

Yahapalanaya’s Promise of Reconciliation: Merely a Means, Not an End?

Pradeep Peiris

by polity.lk | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

Yahapalanaya’s Promise of Reconciliation: Merely a Means, Not an End? Pradeep Peiris Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.18-23 (Download PDF) Dr. Pradeep Peiris’ essay is on why the optimism about the progress towards meaningful reconciliation should be tempered with...

Transitional Justice in Post-war Sri Lanka: Dilemmas and Prospects

Nipunika O. Lecamwasam

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Transitional Justice in Post-war Sri Lanka: Dilemmas and Prospects Nipunika O. Lecamwasam Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.14-17 (Download PDF) Nipunika Lecamwasam’s article draws our attention to the critical question of how a transitional justice agenda is to progress...

EDITORIAL: THE PROMISE OF JANUARY 8th IN PERSPECTIVE)

by polity.lk | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

EDITORIAL: THE PROMISE OF JANUARY 8th IN PERSPECTIVE) Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.2-3 (Download PDF) The political conversation in Sri Lanka in the lead up to and aftermath of the 2015 Presidential Election has increasingly tended to focus on questions of governance...