Electoral Politics In Sri Lanka

Author : S. I. Keethaponcalan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000613496
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electoral Politics in Sri Lanka written by S. I. Keethaponcalan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines and analyses electoral politics in Sri Lanka through the theoretical framework of manipulation. The following questions guided the study: how do political actors manipulate elections, and what are the salient features of electoral politics in Sri Lanka? Primary and secondary data formed the basis of the analysis, examining eight presidential elections. The research findings indicated that Sri Lankan governments, political parties and political leaders have taken advantage of six types of electoral manipulation, including constitutional tinkering, field fixing, time fixing, vote suppression, process manipulation and resource manipulation. Through a close examination of eight presidential elections, research carried out for the volume found that elections are often associated with violence; presidential elections are mainly a majoritarian affair in which minority communities play only a marginal role; there is a significant gender imbalance, as women’s participation in the electoral process is very limited; despite the presence of a large number of candidates contesting the election, it always remains a two-way race; and amid extensive manipulation and other problems, voter participation tends to be high. This volume will be a valuable resource for students, academics and researchers who focus on democracy, good governance, electoral studies and South Asian politics and history, and will enhance the conceptual foundation of democracy advocates and activists.

Author : S. I. Kītapoṉkalaṉ
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781032303598
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electoral Politics in Sri Lanka written by S. I. Kītapoṉkalaṉ and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Laksiri Jayasuriya
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Changing Face of Electoral Politics in Sri Lanka, 1994-2004 written by Laksiri Jayasuriya and published by Cavendish Square Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sri Lanka has been through turbulent times, overcome by a devastating civil war, yet able to sustain a system of parliamentary government. This study recounts a critical decade of electoral politics in Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2004, situated in the context of a militant ethnic conflict, that includes four General Elections and a Presidential election. The new politics of Sri Lanka, evident in this decade, is marked by a party system that is increasingly fractured, a politics increasingly divided over symbolic cultural issues, and the tension inherent in a mixed executive system. The coalitional dynamics of this new politics represents a decisive break with the welfarist politics of the post-independence period evolved within the Westminster system, a legacy of the colonial past. In a Postscript, Jayasuriya examines the politics of tsunami as it impacts on the critical fault lines of Sir Lankan politics in the North, East and South as well as the neo-geopolitics. This volume will be essential to anyone interested in Sri Lanka's unique experience as a third-world country with democratic political processes and instruments for over five decades.

Author : Pradeep Peiris
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811641536
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catch-All Parties and Party-Voter Nexus in Sri Lanka written by Pradeep Peiris and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-20 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book systematically maps the evolution of the party–voter nexus of the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). In doing so, it argues that these parties rely mostly on a complex Web of patronage-based networks to mobilise electorates. They employ informal and highly dynamic, loosely knit networks as their organisational structures at the local level. They mainly focus on mobilising voters through local political actors rather than maintaining clear party bases and membership schemes. The study highlights the salience of personalities at the national as well as local levels in forming electoral support for the parties. These individuals exploit their economic, social, and cultural capital to mobilise the most efficient network that would strengthen their party during elections. The study also analyses the emergence of two new coalition centres from within these traditional parties, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), and argues that these parties, though portraying themselves as new, have in fact retained the overall logic of the party–voter nexus by appropriating the organisational schemes and structures of their predecessors.

Author : Dilesh Jayanntha
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521345866
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electoral Allegiance in Sri Lanka written by Dilesh Jayanntha and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-06-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed comparative analysis of electorates in Sri Lanka. It addresses issues that are relevant not only to South Asia but to the developing world in general and will therefore be of interest to specialists and students of South Asia, comparative politics, sociology and anthropology.

Author : W. A. Wiswa Warnapala
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local Politics in Sri Lanka written by W. A. Wiswa Warnapala and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dharmasoka Laksiri Jayasuriya
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789550762156
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Changing Face of Electoral Politics in Sri Lanka (1994-2010) written by Dharmasoka Laksiri Jayasuriya and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Amita Shastri
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199479634
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Parties in Sri Lanka written by Amita Shastri and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chandra Richard De Silva
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Party System of Sri Lanka written by Chandra Richard De Silva and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. A. Wiswa Warnapala
Publisher : Navrang Booksellers & Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sri Lankan Political Scene written by W. A. Wiswa Warnapala and published by Navrang Booksellers & Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: