This volume analyses the changing role and impact of political parties in contemporary Sri Lanka. It examines their functioning in a context of severe ethnic conflict, transformations of the political structure, changes in the electoral system, rapid social change, and globalization. It also covers the crucial presidential and parliamentary elections of 2015 and reflects on the experience of individual political parties.
This volume analyses the changing role and impact of political parties in contemporary Sri Lanka. It examines their functioning in a context of severe ethnic conflict, transformations of the political structure, changes in the electoral system, rapid social change, and globalization. It also covers the crucial presidential and parliamentary elections of 2015 and reflects on the experience of individual political parties.
Amita Shastri is professor of political science at San Francisco State University, California, USA. Jayadeva Uyangoda is emeritus professor of political science at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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* List of Tables and Figures * Preface * List of Abbreviations * Introduction by Amita Shastri and Jayadeva Uyangoda * 1. Impact of Electoral Changes on Parties and the Party System in Sri Lanka by Amita Shastri * 2. Changing Dynamics of the Party-Voter Nexus by Pradeep Peiris * 3. United National Party: From Dominance to Opposition and Back by Amita Shastri * 4. Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Continuity through Ideological and Policy Shifts by Jayadeva Uyangoda and Keerthi Ariyadasa * 5. Left Parties in Permanent Decline: Ideological and Strategy Shifts, Survival Strategies, and Consequences by Jayadeva Uyangoda * 6. Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and Radical Politics in Contemporary Sri Lanka by Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri * 7. Tamil Nationalism, Political Parties, and War-torn Political Culture by Ahilan Kadirgamar * 8. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress: Politics of a Minority Ethnic Party by Minna Thaheer * 9. Party Politics in the Plantation Community: Growth and Changes by R. Ramesh * 10. Women and Political Parties in Sri Lanka by Kamala Liyanage * Biography * Index * About the Editors and Contributors
* List of Tables and Figures * Preface * List of Abbreviations * Introduction by Amita Shastri and Jayadeva Uyangoda * 1. Impact of Electoral Changes on Parties and the Party System in Sri Lanka by Amita Shastri * 2. Changing Dynamics of the Party-Voter Nexus by Pradeep Peiris * 3. United National Party: From Dominance to Opposition and Back by Amita Shastri * 4. Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Continuity through Ideological and Policy Shifts by Jayadeva Uyangoda and Keerthi Ariyadasa * 5. Left Parties in Permanent Decline: Ideological and Strategy Shifts, Survival Strategies, and Consequences by Jayadeva Uyangoda * 6. Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and Radical Politics in Contemporary Sri Lanka by Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri * 7. Tamil Nationalism, Political Parties, and War-torn Political Culture by Ahilan Kadirgamar * 8. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress: Politics of a Minority Ethnic Party by Minna Thaheer * 9. Party Politics in the Plantation Community: Growth and Changes by R. Ramesh * 10. Women and Political Parties in Sri Lanka by Kamala Liyanage * Biography * Index * About the Editors and Contributors
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