by polity.lk | Jun 10, 2024 | Politics
Authoritarian Populism in the Global South Alf Gunvald Nilsen During the 2010s, many states across the global South turned decisively to the right. Foreshadowed by the rise of Recep Erdogan in Turkey in the early 2000s, a wave of authoritarian populism swept...
by polity.lk | May 9, 2024 | Politics
#GoHomeGota: The Story Behind Sri Lanka’s Hashtagged Protest Movement. Sulochana Peiris. 2023. 51 minutes Oliver Walton, Deborah Johnson, and Jonathan Goodhand #GoHomeGota is a documentary by Colombo-based freelance filmmaker and writer Sulochana Peiris that explores...
by polity.lk | Apr 29, 2024 | Politics
Am I A Settler Too? Reflections of a Sinhalese from Sri Lanka after Gaza Nalin Jayathunga Mapping temporal and spatial lines between the past and the present, this reflection draws parallels between the Palestinian genocide and the Tamil genocide. It is premised on my...
by polity.lk | Apr 8, 2024 | Politics
Understanding Fascism: Writings on Caste, Class & The State by K. Balagopal. Curated and Introduced by V. Geetha. Hyderabad: South Side Books, 2023, 241p. Jairus Banaji K.Balagopal was a civil rights activist and left-wing intellectual who was mainly active in...
by polity.lk | Feb 26, 2024 | Politics
Zionism in Crisis after October 7? What Crisis? Neve Gordon Editors’ Note: The remarks below by Professor Neve Gordon were made at a teach-in on Gaza at Queen’s University, Belfast (QUB) organised by the QUB University and College Union branch on 7 February 2024. They...
by polity.lk | Feb 2, 2024 | Politics
Independence DayBinu Peiris The Lankan flag sways high and mighty on Galle Face Green,The Lion roars with pride, bowing before Samarakoon’s words,A twenty-year-old is asked by her father,‘How do you feel on Independence Day?’,She feels a numbness in her throat,She...
