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

by polity.lk | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

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...

From Good Governance to Inept Governance)

Jayadeva Uyangoda

by polity.lk | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

From Good Governance to Inept Governance) Jayadeva Uyangoda Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.6-9 (Download PDF) Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda’s article traces some of the contentious issues that have emerged since 2015 to point out the danger of the new government’s tendency to...

Second Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice

by polity.lk | Oct 5, 2016 | Events & Activities, News

Second Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice Second Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice The SSA organized its second dialogue session with the participation of 30 Sinhala medium students from the Faculty of Arts, of the Open...