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Politics and Governance

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Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Transitional Justice

Transitional justice without justice? A way out

AFP PHOTO/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHILAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images via ICMP As Sri Lanka approaches two years of Yahapalanaya, those concerned with issues of accountability and redress for mass atrocity crimes face a new and diverse…

Niran Anketell Niran Anketell on 12/04/2016
Groundviews at 10, Politics and Governance

On Groundviews, 10 Years Old

Photography by Seshanka Samarajiwa / The Picture Press, courtesy 30 Years Ago Groundviews offers a look from the bottom up, at the boot pressing you into earth, a shallow grave carved out by a…

I.A. I.A. on 12/03/2016
Groundviews at 10, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Ten Years: On populism and counterfeit democracy

Photo courtesy Official Website of the President of Sri Lanka Ten years surviving a tempestuous period of contemporary Sri Lankan political, economic and social change, as an English language electronic platform introducing…

Jayantha Dhanapala Jayantha Dhanapala on 12/02/201612/06/2016
Batticaloa, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Religion and faith

The Ampitiye Sumana Saga and the Political Economy of Temples

Among the Buddhist monks to rise to fame (or infamy) in Sri Lanka in recent times, the 47-year-old Venerable Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero from the Batticaloa District is surely the star of the…

Nadia Perera Nadia Perera on 12/01/201612/01/2016
Colombo, Issues, Language, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith, Youth

Petition signed by over 5,000: Inaction of Police in face of extremism

Photograph courtesy Fox News ### Dear Mr. Jayasundara, Attached herewith, is a follow-up Complaint to you, signed by 5000+ people from Sri Lanka, regarding the inaction of the police against extremist groups,…

Groundviews Groundviews on 11/22/201611/22/2016
Arts and Theatre, Constitutional Reform, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

‘Corridors of Power’ exhibition in Jaffna

Auditorium of the Jaffna Public Library 22 – 24 November 2016 Open 10am to 6pm Entrance free for all. What is a constitution? What place and relevance, if any, does it have…

Groundviews Groundviews on 11/18/201611/18/2016
Issues, Long Reads, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Social Movement, Continued

Featured image courtesy Sri Lanka Guardian A particular segment of the country was decisively committed to defeat the Rajapaksa regime and replace it with the present regime of Good Governance. This segment…

Victor Ivan Victor Ivan on 11/17/201611/17/2016
Colombo, Elections, International, International Relations, Politics and Governance

What Trump’s Win Teaches Sri Lanka

Photograph from NBC News Donald Trump’s surprising electoral victory last week gives us Americans a lot to think about.  One takeaway is particularly relevant for Sri Lanka.  Over the last eight years,…

Mytili Bala Mytili Bala on 11/15/201611/15/2016
Colombo, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Still Searching for the Truth: One woman’s relentless quest for justice

Will Sri Lanka’s report to the Committee Against Torture Review on 15 November give updates? Sandya Ekneligoda is the wife of Prageeth, a Sri Lankan journalist, cartoonist and political analyst who has…

Yolanda Foster Yolanda Foster on 11/14/201611/12/2016
Colombo, International, International Relations, Politics and Governance

Who’s Afraid of Donald Trump? | America Elects a Fact-Free President

[Writer’s note: The following article was written as my weekly column named Online/Offline for The Nation newspaper, Sri Lanka. It was submitted within hours of the US presidential election being concluded and…

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 11/13/201611/13/2016
Culture, Issues, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

Chinese Whispering in Sri Lanka: On Gossip, Anxieties and Politics

Featured image courtesy Sri Lanka Unites Chinese whispering in Sri Lanka is suggestive of at least twofold meanings – literally and metaphorically. One has to do with the geo-political and international trade…

Dev Pathak Dev Pathak on 11/03/201611/03/2016
Identity, International, Issues, Politics and Governance

The Washington Notes

Featured image courtesy the Daily Signal America’s election day is quickly approaching and so writing about something besides the Trumpian phenomenon or Hillary Clinton’s emails or how deeply flawed U.S. democracy is…

Taylor Dibbert Taylor Dibbert on 11/01/2016
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Transitional Justice

ACHIEVING DURABLE REFORM IN SRI LANKA

Image courtesy Tamil Canadian Time and again, countries that have experienced repression and armed conflict have an opportunity to transition to a better future. Yet, only a minority succeeds. The challenges may…

Mark Freeman and Asanga Welikala Mark Freeman and Asanga Welikala on 10/30/201611/05/2016
Colombo, Culture, Identity, Politics and Governance, Religion and faith

Muslim Personal Laws reforms: On or not?

Photograph courtesy Sister Hood Call for reform In announcing the decisions made by the Cabinet of Ministers last Wednesday, the Government spokesperson has stated, amongst others, that the Cabinet has decided to…

Ameer Faaiz Ameer Faaiz on 10/29/201611/05/2016
Colombo, Human Rights, Human Security, Politics and Governance, Post-War

The President, prisons and a question of justice

AP Photo/Sanka Gayashan, via South China Morning Post President Maithripala Sirisena, in an exclusive interview with the Sunday Lankadeepa, translated into English and published in the Daily Mirror today, noted the following….

Groundviews Groundviews on 10/25/201610/25/2016

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