Photo courtesy of Al Jazeera The term post-war state in the title of this article is based on the fact that in 2009 territory of the post-colonial Sri Lankan state was consolidated through military means. I argue that it is important to take this event into account in understanding challenges for progressive politics in Sri Lanka at present. In order to explain the basis of this assumption, I begin by clarifying how we understand the state. State and state formation The conventional notion of the state analyses the state as a concrete self-contained entity that has attained a final status.…
Post-war Sri Lankan State: Challenges for Progressive Politics
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