SRI LANKA: Elections & Political Change
A panel discussion focused on 'Catch-All Parties and Party-Voter Nexus in Sri Lanka' (2022) on elections and change in Sri Lanka, including the recent Presidential elections that brought a non-'dynasty' political party to power, and the forthcoming parliamentary elections in mid-November.
SPEAKERS
~ Farzana Haniffa (@FaraFarout) is Professor of Sociology, University of Colombo, and Member, Human Rights Commission, Sri Lanka.
~ Dr Pradeep Peiris (@pnpeiris) is Senior Lecturer in Political Science & Public Policy, University of Colombo, and author of 'Catch-All Parties and Party-Voter Nexus in Sri Lanka' (2022).
~ S. I. Keethaponcalan (@SKeethaponcalan) is Professor of Dispute Analysis & Conflict Resolution, Salisbury University, Maryland, USA, and author of 'Electoral Politics in Sri Lanka: Presidential Elections, Manipulation and Democracy' (2022).
DISCUSSANT
~ Dr Alan Keenan (@akeenan23) is Senior Consultant for Sri Lanka, International Crisis Group, London, where he coordinates & contributes to research, advocacy & publications on Sri Lanka.
CO-CHAIRS:
~ Naufel Vilcassim is Director, LSE South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE) & Professor of Marketing in the Department of Management, LSE.
~ Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE).
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This event is part of our 'Fact & Fiction' series.
