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Seminar series on Critical Agrarian Studies, 15th March 2023
“Is the Agrarian Question Dead? Theory, Tendencies and Praxis” The Critical Agrarian Studies seminar series of the Social Scientists’ Association held its second meeting titled

International Women’s Day: Sri Lankan Women Demand Democracy, Economic Justice, and Freedom – Feminist Collective for Economic Justice
Working women are bearing the debt burden! In 1908, 15,000 working women marched through New York City demanding decent working hours, better pay, and voting

Experts’ Panel to hear testimonies of Sex Workers from seven districts in Sri Lanka A brief report Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA), Sri Lanka
In a first ever effort jointly organized by the Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA), Sri Lanka and the Social Scientists Association, six experts

Seminar series on Critical Agrarian Studies 2023, Seminar 01- Progressive policies and the state’s local practices: some thoughts on rural contexts in Sri Lanka, a talk by Dr. Urs Geiser
Social Scientists’ Association as part of its Critical Agrarian Studies seminar series held its first seminar-discussion titled – “Progressive policies and the state’s local practices: some

The Left’s Choice: Revival or Surrender – Devaka Gunawardena
Two responses to my recent piece, “Resisting the Nationalist Right’s Framing of the Economic Alternative,” have appeared. One is by Uditha Devapriya and another, here

The Left’s Choice: Revival or Surrender – Devaka Gunawardena
Two responses to my recent piece, “Resisting the Nationalist Right’s Framing of the Economic Alternative,” have appeared. One is by Uditha Devapriya and another, here