by ssa-admin-032024 | Aug 20, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
Celebrating the Idea of Democracy in a Year of Elections In this talk, I want to celebrate the idea of democracy. In its popular meaning, democracy refers to the rule of the demos, demos being the Greek word for people. This year in Sri Lanka, we have had two crucial...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Aug 19, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
Defeat of Divisive Politics The parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka held risks of polarisation and the re-emergence of authoritarian politics. But the Lankan voters rejected divisive politics for the second time this year. The United National Party (UNP) will likely...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Aug 13, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, Aug 2015
Democratization and Reform in South Asia: Lessons from Sri Lanka I have been invited to speak this afternoon on lessons from Sri Lanka relevant to South Asia. In this talk, I will try to explore a theme that also reflects my own intellectual dilemmas that trouble me...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Jun 24, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, Jun 2015
Sri Lanka Political Weather Analysis: June 2015 Political Weather Analysis (PWA) aims to provide a Polaroid snapshot of Sri Lankans’ positions and opinions on current political developments. PWA is a survey conducted among 1,500 households across all the electoral...
by ssa-admin-032024 | May 12, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, May 2015
Nirmal, Maithri and Mahinda –The three who made the past week Three events dominated Sri Lanka’s most recent political developments and debates. The May Day mob attack on Dr. Nirmal Ranjith Devasiri and Dr. Kumudu Kusum Kumara is the first. The intensification of the...
by ssa-admin-032024 | May 8, 2015 | 2015, Analysis, May 2015
19A & the continuing power-struggle As the 100-day programme was coming to an end, President Maithripala Sirisena confronted a significant challenge. It was about showing the people that he still was the executive president. A significant part of this challenge...
