by ssa-admin-032024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Editorial
Terror as Stability B. Skanthakumar “… stability, no less than revolution, may have its own kind of Terror”[i] Ranil Wickremesinghe has apparently peaked in popularity in the twilight of a dismal political career. Among party leaders, he is viewed favourably by 54% of...
Resisting the Liberal Left’s Framing of the Economic Alternative
Shiran Illanperuma
by ssa-admin-032024 | Jan 25, 2023 | Intervention
Resisting the Liberal Left’s Framing of the Economic Alternative Shiran Illanperuma SWRD Bandaranaike, Philip Gunawardena, DA Rajapaksa and others, at launch of Chandrika Wewa in 1958 In a recent intervention for Polity, Devaka Gunawardena argues that Sri Lanka’s Old...
Structural Adjustment of Women’s Labour in Agriculture in Sri Lanka
Buddhima Padmasiri
by ssa-admin-032024 | Jan 17, 2023 | Intervention
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 agencies. It was also among the objectives of the ‘structural...
Meaning and Critique in Women’s Narratives of Care and Work
Nadia Augustyniak
by ssa-admin-032024 | Jan 10, 2023 | Intervention
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 personal value of women’s work, often framed in terms of empowerment and...
Statement by academics on dealing with Sri Lankan debt, January 2023
by ssa-admin-032024 | Jan 8, 2023 | Statement
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 both external and internal factors. Global forces have caused food and energy...