The Hybrid Regime in Post-Civil War Sri Lanka

Laksiri Jayasuriya

International Studies, 2012, vol. 49, issue 3-4, 437-447

Abstract: Following the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2010, the Sri Lankan political system has seen the rise of a ‘one-party dominant state’ and a ‘hybrid regime’. This new political order consists of a mix of democratic and authoritarian elements largely seen in countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. This essay examines the social and political changes introduced by the highly militarized regime led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, which has slanted towards a Kautilyan ideology and authoritarian constitutionalism. It is argued that Sri Lanka needs a glasnos t, marking a new political and social ethos based on the principles of accountability, openness, transparency, freedom and justice.

Keywords: Constitutionalism; electoral politics; one-party dominant state; party politics; democracy; presidential system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/0020881714534028

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