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Political philosophy

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Constitutional Reform, Peace and Conflict, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance, The Constitutional Coup

The Political Is Personal – An Essay In Despair

“ In his explanation of why he removed Ranil Wickremesinghe from the office of Prime Minister, President Maithripala Sirisena cited policy and personal differences between the two. An analysis of his speech…

Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda on 11/04/201811/10/2018
Colombo, Development, Economy, Identity, Peace and Conflict, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Poverty

Vijay Nagaraj: Contributions to public discourse in many guises

Vijay Nagaraj, who passed away in a tragic car accident in August, was someone I interacted with for around six years. We didn’t meet regularly, yet when we did, we carried on…

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa on 12/08/201712/08/2017
Issues, Long Reads, Political philosophy

Memoirs of a Christian and a Socialist

This fascinating autobiography of Vijaya Vidyasagara edited by Skantha Kumar and Marshal Fernando and published by the Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue is excellent reading. Priced at Rs. 500/- and covering 300 pages…

Devanesan Nesiah Devanesan Nesiah on 04/21/201704/21/2017
International, International Relations, Issues, Political philosophy

Yester-Years: The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and The Cuban Revolution

In the 1950s, Cuban revolutionaries launched their July 26 Movement () to get rid of foreign domination and economic injustice. In 1952, Fulgencio Batista launched a coup d’etat, which made the Cuban…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 12/01/201612/01/2016
Issues, Long Reads, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Social Movement, Continued

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 was motivated not by party politics…

Victor Ivan Victor Ivan on 11/17/201611/17/2016
Colombo, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Preliminary Considerations for a Speculative Critique of Sinhala Nationalism

Photo from DBS Jeyaraj The name Nalin de Silva helps us to determine a certain ambiguity in – what remains of – the Sri Lankan academic discourse. On the one hand, he…

Vangeesa Sumanasekara Vangeesa Sumanasekara on 06/20/201606/20/2016

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