Internationalisation of Sri Lanka's Peace Process and Governance
The last five years have seen a dramatic upsurge of international involvement in Sri Lankan politics. Reflecting on such internationalisation and donor involvement during this period and earlier...
View ArticleSri Lanka on the Precipice
The report of the All Party Representative Committee on constitutional reform and the establishment of the commission of inquiry to investigate human rights violations offer a glimmer of hope in Sri...
View ArticleSri Lanka's Post-War Political Economy and the Question of Minorities
The decimation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam marks the end of Tamil nationalism of the variety that the authoritarian organisation espoused. But the "national question" in Sri Lanka and the...
View ArticleState Power, State Patronage and Elections in Sri Lanka
The call for early presidential elections, the Rajapaksa regime's decisions vis-a-vis the post-war situation and the announcement of ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka's candidacy have opened up some avenues...
View ArticleClasses, States and the Politics of the Tamil Diaspora
The Tamil diaspora is not monolithic; it is differentiated by class, excludes certain castes and is gendered in its exploitation. The mobilisation of the diverse Tamil diaspora abroad and the rhetoric...
View ArticleThe Logic and History of Capital
The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of Capitalism by David Harvey; Profile Books, 2010; pp 256, price not indicated.read more
View ArticleLocal Elections in Post-war Jaffna
The Mahinda Rajapaksa regime's approach to the Tamil community in the North is not one that can heal the wounds of a devastated people. The people responded in the ballots for elections to local bodies...
View ArticleLegitimacy and Crisis in Sri Lanka
Newer challenges to the legitimacy of the regime and the state have emerged in Sri Lanka - primarily through international pressure given its dirty war record and on its failure to act upon promises to...
View ArticleTransforming the University Teachers' Strike into a Movement for Democracy
Sri Lanka's Federation of University Teachers Association strike has crippled the state university system. The strikers' demands range from salary increases to an increase in state investment in the...
View ArticleTribute to Neil Smith
For many of us, the Graduate Centre, City University of New York, in the heart of the city with all its complexities has been a political touchstone to test and articulate our political ideas and...
View ArticleThe Question of Militarisation in Post-war Sri Lanka
A political economic study of militarisation in Sri Lanka must situate it within the neo-liberal transformation of the country, the changing role of the state in the economy this has entailed, and the...
View ArticleSecond Wave of Neoliberalism: Financialisation and Crisis in Post-War Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Neoliberalism Altering the economic and social landscape of Sri Lanka, the neoliberal policies pursued by the Mahinda Rajapaksa government have exacerbated inequitable development,...
View ArticleRebuilding the Post-War North
Northern Province, Sri Lanka, TNA If the Tamil National Alliance, consisting of a hodgepodge of actors, is to steady its course after winning elections to the Northern Province in Sri Lanka, Tamil...
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