State Racism and Sexism in Post-war Sri Lanka
Published By: Open Democracy on eSS | Published Date: November, 10 , 2014Institutionalised racism-sexism in post-war Sri Lanka is not only essentialising women and their productive and reproductive labour in different ways but also rendering it increasingly difficult to build solidarities and connections across ethno-religious and class boundaries. The suturing together of virulent Sinhala-Buddhist ethno-nationalism, militarisation, undermining of democracy and the rule of law, and aggressive neoliberal populism, is buttressing the power of a repressive state and political economic structures of exploitation and exclusion.
Author(s): Chulani Kodikara | Posted on: Feb 10, 2015 | Views(1086) | Download (355)