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...

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...

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)...

A Heterodox Reading of Jayadeva Uyangoda’s Social Research: Philosophical & Methodological Foundations

Vangeesa Sumanasekera

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A Heterodox Reading of Jayadeva Uyangoda’s Social Research: Philosophical & Methodological Foundations Vangeesa Sumanasekera Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.51-53 (Download PDF) In Vangeesa Sumanasekara’s heterodox reading of Prof. Uyangoda’s latest publication,...

Asoka Handagama’s Let Her Cry: A Cry for a Radical Feminist Cinema

Prabha Manuratne

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Asoka Handagama’s Let Her Cry: A Cry for a Radical Feminist Cinema Prabha Manuratne Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.59-63 (Download PDF) This issue of Polity also includes a review of Asoka Handagama’s new film Ege Esa Aga (Let Her Cry) by Dr. Prabha Manuratne. Dr....

Campaign Trail Blues: Eran Wickramaratne’s 2015 General Election Campaign

Mark Schubert

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Campaign Trail Blues: Eran Wickramaratne’s 2015 General Election Campaign Mark Schubert Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.44-48 (Download PDF) This is an extract from the field diary of Mark Schubert who closely observed the electoral campaign of Mr. Eran Wickramaratne in...