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Federalism

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Constitutional Reform, Issues

Why I Oppose Federalism for Sri Lanka: Reply to Dr. Devanesan Nesiah

I thank Dr. Devanesan Nesiah for his constructive engagement (Constitutional choices and Tamil Politics-1 Sept 28th 2017) with the ideas I had recently expressed at this crossroads of contemporary Sri Lankan history….

Dr Dayan Jayatilleka Dr Dayan Jayatilleka on 09/29/2017
18th Amendment, Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Education, Identity, International, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2017: Finalist

 is pleased to announce the ‘Corridors of Power’, a path-breaking project marrying constitutional reform and theory with architecture, is a finalist in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2017 awards, under the Urban…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/22/201703/22/2017
Constitutional Reform, Issues, Peace and Conflict

Policy vs Politics: Global Sri Lankan Forum’s telling myopia

The Sri Lanka Foundation Institute was largely empty as the Global Sri Lankan Forum, (a group in favour of the unitary state system of governance) convened for a seminar on ‘The Geneva…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/08/201609/08/2016
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance

THE DISSOLUTION OF THE NORTH CENTRAL AND SABARAGAMUWA PROVINCIAL COUNCILS: THE CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

ROHAN EDRISINHA & ASANGA WELIKALA The North Central and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councils have been dissolved by Proclamation of the respective Governors effective as of midnight on Monday 9th May 2008 (see No….

Groundviews Groundviews on 06/18/200806/18/2008
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

POWER-SHARING: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The constitutional reform debate in Sri Lanka is in a particularly enervated state as we approach the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, with a government in power that displays that bizarre concoction…

Asanga Welikala Asanga Welikala on 04/12/200804/12/2008

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