Colonial Mindset and Foreign Policy

December 8, 2013 Hettiviththi Reconciliation

By Dr. Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi Sunday, 08 December 2013 00:00 http://www.nation.lk/edition/lens/item/23444-colonial-mindset-and-foreign-policy.html Edward said in his seminal work, Orientalism (1978), contended that not only the geopolitical domination, but also the intellectually domineering approaches of the colonial mindset […]

Post-conflict democracy

December 6, 2013 Hettiviththi Democracy

By Dr Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi Visiting Lecturer, The University of Colombo There is speculation and argument about the concept of ‘post-conflict’ by political gurus. Some assume that it is the ‘end of conflict’ per se, while […]