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-
Nirmani Liyanage (2.2.1988-12.11.2022)
Nihal Perera
“To understand the community I am researching, i.e., the injustice and inequality its members are facing on a daily...
Terror as Stability
B. Skanthakumar
“… stability, no less than revolution, may have its own kind of Terror”[i] Ranil Wickremesinghe has apparently peaked...
Resisting the Liberal Left’s Framing of the Economic Alternative
Shiran Illanperuma
In a recent intervention for Polity, Devaka Gunawardena argues that Sri Lanka’s Old Left failed to theorise the...
Structural Adjustment of Women’s Labour in Agriculture in Sri Lanka
Buddhima Padmasiri
Women’s empowerment through employment is not a new focus for international financial institutions and development...
Meaning and Critique in Women’s Narratives of Care and Work
Nadia Augustyniak
Arguments about the economic benefits of women’s labour participation go hand in hand with assumptions about the...
Statement by academics on dealing with Sri Lankan debt, January 2023
Sri Lanka, along with many other low- and middle-income countries, has experienced a series of financial shocks due to...
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.