The Rajapaksa Regime and the constitutionalisation of populist authoritarianism in Sri Lanka

Welikala, Asanga (2015) The Rajapaksa Regime and the constitutionalisation of populist authoritarianism in Sri Lanka [Online resource]
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Asanga Welikala reviews the constitutional changes introduced by Sri Lanka’s former president Rajapaksa to remove key limitations on presidential power. He argues that Rajapaksa’s surprise defeat this month suggest the basic ideals of democratic government have deeper roots in the Sri Lankan polity than have been visible in the recent past.
Item Type Online resource
Departments LSE
Date Deposited 02 May 2017 14:59
URI https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75050

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