Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka: Feminist Politics and Activism

Sarala Emmanuel and Niyanthini Kadirgamar

Feminist Economics, 2026, vol. 32, issue 2, 67-77

Abstract: The commentary documents the emergence of an autonomous feminist space in the context of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka – in the backdrop of a foreign debt default and the pressures of austerity politics by powerful global financial actors, including the International Monetary Fund. Through collective research, analysis, movement building, and mobilizing, feminist voices can challenge powerful neoliberal discourses and bring in a left feminist economics voice. It takes the form of reflective and critical writing in the hope of motivating conversations with other movements in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2026.2656621

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