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Author: Sunil Bastian

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75 Years of Independence, Foreign Relations, Politics and Governance

The International Dimension of Sri Lankan State Formation

Embassy This month the Sri Lankan state celebrates 75 years of independence from British colonialism. This is a good to opportunity to remind ourselves about the link between Sri Lankan state formation…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 02/05/2023
Colombo, Politics and Governance

Reflections on State Formation

This article explains a framework for analysing Sri Lankan state formation and understanding the current challenges that the country is facing. My interest in state formation began when trying to make sense…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 01/23/2023
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Economy, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Politics of Capitalist Transition and State Repression

Capitalist transition within a state is a process that involves changing institutions or the rules of the game so that markets become the primary mechanism for resource allocation. These changes must be…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 10/31/202210/31/2022
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Towards a Political Vision with Social Justice and Pluralism

Statfor The post war Sri Lankan state’s inability to fulfil the demands of global finance capital has devastated the lives of millions of Sri Lankans. This is a country where we see…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 08/15/202208/15/2022
Colombo, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Some Observations on the Current Situation in Sri Lanka

I am currently living in the UK, which has its advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is one can keep a little distance from the dynamics of current events. This helps to get…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 12/08/202112/08/2021
Colombo, Politics and Governance

Towards a Debate on Post-war State Formation of Sri Lanka

Both Sinhala nationalists and followers of liberal peace base their analysis of post-war Sri Lanka as a country that has ended a violent phase of its history, and now it is time…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 06/19/2021
Colombo, Economy, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

COVID 19 and Sri Lanka

When globalisation was the dominant concept for looking at the world, pandemics were discussed as a global security issue. The objective was to see how pandemics have an impact on global security,…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 06/30/202006/30/2020
Issues, Long Reads, Politics and Governance

Understanding the current regime

Soon it will be two years since the election of President Sirisena. His victory was consolidated in the general election held in August 2015. There was a lot of euphoria when this…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 01/04/2017
Constitutional Reform, Economy, Issues, Politics and Governance

Some thoughts on current orthodoxies

Featured image courtesy SriLankaBrief The year 2009 is important for the post-colonial history of Sri Lanka, because in that year the most serious armed challenge to the territorial integrity of the country…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 03/14/201603/28/2016
Colombo, Economy, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Capitalism, security and foreign aid – The behaviour of aid agencies in the context of Sri Lanka’s conflict

The purpose of this article is to try and explain the behaviour of aid agencies in the context of Sri Lanka’s conflict. With the escalation of the armed conflict between the LTTE…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 08/30/200908/30/2009

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