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-
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...
Budget 2023: Heal the Wound or Worsen it?
Dhanusha Gihan Pathirana
This text is adapted from a presentation made at a virtual discussion on the 2023 Budget organised by the...
Left Strategy in the Time of the IMF Counter-Revolution
Devaka Gunawardena
Less than a year has passed since the 9th July uprising last year in Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, the contours of the...
Sri Lanka 2023: Anniversaries of Struggle
Q. M. Saul
No matter what happens for the rest of this year, 2023 will go down in the history books of Sri Lanka. This year is...
International Women’s Day: Sri Lankan Women Demand Democracy, Economic Justice, and Freedom
Feminist Collective for Economic Justice
Working women are bearing the debt burden!In 1908, 15,000 working women marched through New York City demanding decent...
The Left’s Choice: Revival or Surrender
Devaka Gunawardena
Two responses to my recent piece, “Resisting the Nationalist Right’s Framing of the Economic Alternative,” have...
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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Social Scientists’ Association
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.