Neil DeVotta on the Protests in Sri Lanka Democracy Paradox

As long as people are able to cast their ballot, irrespective of the illiberalism, irrespective of all these other shortcomings, democracy, at least from a voting standpoint, has the capacity to surprise.
Neil Devotta

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Neil DeVotta is professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University. His article "Sri Lanka's Agony" was published in this July's issue of Journal of Democracy.

Key Highlights
Introduction - 0:38Overview of the Protests - 3:15Protests After the Rajapaksas - 15:16Background on the Rajapaksas - 24:58Sri Lanka and Democracy - 30:31Future of Sri Lanka - 34:11
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Learn more about Neil DeVotta
"Sri Lanka's Agony" by Neil DeVotta in the Journal of Democracy
"Sri Lanka: The Return to Ethnocracy" by Neil DeVotta in the Journal of Democracy

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