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Author: Dr. Siri Gamage

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Colombo, Politics and Governance

Unity of the Ruling Political Class and the National Government

Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images via The Baltimore Sun The talks of establishing a national government, among other things, highlight the underlying unity of the ruling class in Sri Lanka. Irrespective of party…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 02/26/201502/26/2015
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Anti-Corruption Commission for Sri Lanka: Some thoughts

Photo via Transparency International There is renewed interest and concern among various quarters of Sri Lankan society about the need for a more effective system of preventing, investigating and curbing corrupt activities…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 01/18/2015
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Delicate Balancing Act for the New President

Photo via Sky News Normally, a newly elected President has a honeymoon period within which he/she has some breathing space after a hectic election campaign conducted under extremely stressful and challenging circumstances.…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 01/13/2015
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Rejection of the Clan and the Dawn of a New Era!

Photography via Yahoo News A dark cloud hanging over the sky in the tiny Island of Sri Lanka has started to move away into the Indian Ocean after the defeat of Rajapakse…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 01/10/2015
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

The Moment, Opportunity and the Possibility for Change

Photo via The Republic Square The moment and opportunity have arrived! Sri Lankans are going to the polling booths across the country on this 8th day of January 2015 to elect their…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 01/08/201501/07/2015
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Presidential Election 2015: Projection of Probable Results

Photograph via Colombo Gazette Further to the initial forecast I made in my previous article (, 1st January 2015), in this article I make several projections about the possible result in the forthcoming…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 01/05/201501/05/2015
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

2015 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka: An Initial Forecast

Photograph Colombo Gazette As we approach the final week of campaigning for the Presidential election, the political messages of both coalitions are becoming clearer. So are the strategies of both coalitions and…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 01/02/2015
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Thuggery (Chandikama) as a Method of Intimidation, Bullying and Harassment in the South

Image courtesy Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) Use of thugs ‘chandiyas’ or ‘marayas’ by those in authority has its roots in the colonial period. Later, Sinhalese politicians adopted this method in…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 12/31/2014
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Politics and Governance

Crossover Politics, Political Class and the Craving for Positions (tanaturu)

Photo courtesy Thailand News At present there is much drama regarding the cross overs from the ruling coalition to the opposition and vice versa on the political stage. On one hand these…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 12/27/201412/26/2014
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Development, Moral Order and Power-Money Politics: Critical Thoughts

Photo courtesy Marvellous Sri Lanka Interesting arguments and counter arguments emerge from the political stage in Sri Lanka these days as the campaigning for the Presidential election heats up. Political leaders on…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 12/21/2014
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2015

Collective awakenings and watershed changes in society: Are they in the offing?

Photo courtesy Asian Tribune When the Berlin Wall fell as a result of continuous and determined efforts of the people of then East Germany, and the Perestroika initiated by Gorbechev, it was…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 11/28/2014
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Synthetic development, commodification of the body and the vote under neo-liberal economic policies: Where to now?

Photo credit Marvellous Sri Lanka In modern day governance, there are certain principles that peace-loving people expect the rulers to implement. One of them is accountability. Accountability for the actions, expenditure, decisions,…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 11/19/2014
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Imbalance of power between the Executive and the Legislature, Constitutional Dilemmas and the Need for a Community-Oriented Model

Photo courtesy Wikipedia For a society to function smoothly, there has to be a commonly agreed framework of governance. This framework defines and specifies the way those who are elected to govern…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 10/19/2014
International, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The conflict between Israel and Gaza: Silence of UN and US led world

Photography via Slate On again and off again ceasefires, rocket launches, bombings and killings involving Israel and Gaza dominate television news at this time. When the indirect talks between the two sides…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 08/24/201408/31/2014
Colombo, End of war | 5 years on, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

A systems approach based on a rights framework for the governance of Sri Lanka

Photo via FT.lk I read the article titled 05/09/2014) by Dayapala Thiranagama with interest. It looks at the construction of Sinhalese Buddhist supremacy model, strengths and weaknesses of RHP, and the weaknesses…

Dr. Siri Gamage Dr. Siri Gamage on 05/10/201405/09/2014

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