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-
“One day, nobody will even ask about us”: The obsolete silversmiths of Kandy
Hasini Lecamwasam
In the course of research into why the traditional craft economy, despite being a key medium through which Sinhala...
The Cannon and the Cranium: Towards a Wider Agenda for Reparatory Justice in Sri Lanka
Andi Schubert
Lara Wijesuriya’s excellent recent essay is a wonderful invitation for further conversation about the politics of...
When crises converge: how uneven agrarian development influences the effects of climate change in Sri Lanka’s North-Central dry zone
Harry M. Quealy and Cherisma Rajaratnam
In 2016-2017, Sri Lanka’s North-Central dry zone suffered what had been described as the worst drought in decades...
Palestine and Us
Three months of atrocity upon atrocity and abomination upon abomination have passed since the dogs of war were...
Budget 2024: ‘Deep Marketisation’ in Sri Lanka
B. Skanthakumar
Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Budget for 2024 had safe passage on third reading on 13 December as expected, with a majority...
2024 and Beyond: Electoral Politics and the Left
Devaka Gunawardena
Amid a suffocating consensus on austerity, any opportunity to expand on the current stakes of Left strategy in Sri...
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.