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 - 0:38
• Overview of the Protests - 3:15
• Protests After the Rajapaksas - 15:16
• Background on the Rajapaksas - 24:58
• Sri Lanka and Democracy - 30:31
• Future of Sri Lanka - 34:11

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"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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