Opening: Post-doctoral and Senior Research Fellowships The OSUN Forum on Democracy and Development by CEU Democracy Institute (Budapest), Universidad de los Andes, (Bogotá), the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at the University of Cape Town and the Social...
On the Edge: University Education in Sri Lanka by Kaushalya Perera At the COP-28 Climate Change Conference in Dubai in December 2023, Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the establishment of a Climate Change University in Sri Lanka. In the 2024 Budget Speech,...
Independence Day Binu Peiris The Lankan flag sways high and mighty on Galle Face Green,The Lion roars with pride, bowing before Samarakoon’s words,A twenty-year-old is asked by her father,‘How do you feel on Independence Day?’,She feels a numbness in her throat,She...
“One day, nobody will even ask about us”: The obsolete silversmiths of Kandy Hasini Lecamwasam Hand-operated silver rolling machine In the course of research into why the traditional craft economy, despite being a key medium through which Sinhala nationalism is...
The Cannon and the Cranium: Towards a Wider Agenda for Reparatory Justice in Sri Lanka Andi Schubert Lewke Disave’s Cannon, Colombo National Museum Lara Wijesuriya’s excellent recent essay is a wonderful invitation for further conversation about the politics of...
