by ssa-admin-032024 | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Neoliberal Turn in Sri Lanka: Global Financial Flows and Construction After 1977 Ahilan Kadirgamar Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 8-13 (Download PDF) Ahilan Kadirgarmar’s argument against analyzing the 1977 reforms as a response to a mere “domestic economic crisis...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
A Comment on Neoliberalism in Sri Lanka W. D. Lakshman Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp.5-7 (Download PDF) Commentary on the trajectory of neoliberalism in Sri Lanka by noted economist and Chairperson of SSA’s Council of Management, Prof. W. D. Lakshman. A Comment...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
How Did Women Vote? Kumari Jayawardena Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.32-33 (Download PDF) Dr. Kumari Jayawardena discusses the role that women played in the January 8th election. Dr. Jayawardena emphasizes the need for the newly elected President to make good on his...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Politics of Sinhala-Buddhist Cosmology Kalana Senaratne Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.54-58 (Download PDF) Dr. Kalana Senaratne’s review of Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne’s Nation, Constitutionalism and Buddhism in Sri Lanka critically contextualizes the text in the...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Cue for Quotas: An Interview with Chulani Kodikara Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.34-39 (Download PDF) In our first interview, Chulani Kodikara, an academic and activist who has spent many years advocating and working towards a quota for women in local governance,...
by ssa-admin-032024 | Oct 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Fantasy of Our Detachment: Racism and Complicity in Vijith Nuwan’s Silgath Billo Andi Schubert Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.64-65 (Download PDF) Andi Schubert’s review of Silgath Billo focuses on the play’s discussion of the role of complicity in shaping responses...
