Polity is a left magazine published by the Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) since 2003. We aim to advance democratic consciousness, gender equality, state reform, and social justice in Sri Lanka, while interested in South Asia and the World. Like its predecessor Pravada (1991-
Ceylon’s ‘Great Hartal’ of 1953: The Masses Enter History
B. Skanthakumar
NM Perera addresses Galle Face Rally 23 July 1953 “It was the class struggle in free flow and it constituted the...
Hyper-Reforms amidst Hyper-Austerity
In an ongoing economic crisis whose fundamental causes the ruling class has absolute disinterest in tackling, an...
Women’s Labour Force Participation: Three Themes
Chulani Kodikara
The IMF Staff Report on Sri Lanka released in March 2022 outlined a number of policy prescriptions to address Sri...
Feast, Famine, and Hegemony: On Neoliberalisation and Hindu Nationalism in India
Alf Gunvald Nilsen
Last year, in September 2022, Fortune Magazine reported that India was home to the second richest person in the world....
Test for Real Life? The Gender Transition Process in Sri Lanka
Kaushalya Ariyarathne
The earliest record of sex reassignment surgery in a Sri Lankan public hospital can be traced back to 2003. Even...
May Day Diary 2023
B. Skanthakumar
The sky is clear over Colombo on the morning of 1 May 2023. This is a relief for May Day organisers and participants...
Current Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 1 (June 2024) is now available for LKR500, from the Social Scientists’ Association (380/86, Sarana Road, Colombo 7). Almost 100 pages on #palestine #politics #economy #history #agrarianstudies, and more!
Archive
Polity back issues beginning with Vol. 1 No. 1 (February-March 2003) are available here. The Pravada archive (1991-2002) will be added over time.
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The Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) is an organization working to investigate the way in which social change is contouring the multiple realities faced by communities in Sri Lanka and South Asia. The SSA is deeply committed to promoting a culture of knowledge production that informs and undergirds interventions aimed at achieving social emancipation for marginalized communities.