by polity.lk | Jan 22, 2024 | Intervention
The Cannon and the Cranium: Towards a Wider Agenda for Reparatory Justice in Sri LankaAndi Schubert Lara Wijesuriya’s excellent recent essay is a wonderful invitation for further conversation about the politics of repatriation and the role of museums, archives, and...
by polity.lk | Dec 4, 2023 | Intervention
2024 and Beyond: Electoral Politics and the LeftDevaka Gunawardena Amid a suffocating consensus on austerity, any opportunity to expand on the current stakes of Left strategy in Sri Lanka must be seen as a small victory. The debate provoked by my original piece,...
by polity.lk | Nov 20, 2023 | Intervention
Why 2024 Will Not Be 2015 Redux Ramindu Perera Amidst the woes of a deepening economic crisis and the disastrous effect of International Monetary Fund-dictated austerity measures, Sri Lanka is passing through a tremendous political crisis. On the one hand, the...
by polity.lk | Oct 18, 2023 | Intervention
Gaza: Into the Abyss Devaka Gunawardena Gaza and the wider world are heading into an abyss. With the announcement and preparation of Israel’s invasion of Gaza in response to a massacre by Hamas, longstanding fears appear to be on the verge of realisation. The...
by polity.lk | Sep 25, 2023 | Intervention
In 2024’s elections, lessons from 2015 Devaka Gunawardena Ahead of the 2015 Presidential Elections that were held on 8 January, Mahinda Rajapaksa seemed unlikely to be defeated. Although Maithripala Sirisena had split from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the Rajapaksas...
by polity.lk | May 29, 2023 | Intervention
Don’t Use Class as a Weapon to Dismiss Social Struggles Devaka Gunawardena We can blame the chaos of the contemporary global moment for many problems. From rising prices, to rearmament and the possibility of outright military conflict between hegemonic powers, there...
