Catch-All Parties and Party-Voter Nexus in Sri Lanka

Pradeep Peiris is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, and Treasurer, Social Scientists’ Association, Sri Lanka. He was Founding Head of Social Indicator, Survey Research Arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives and is currently the Sri Lanka Country Representative of Democracy Barometer.

• Dynamics of party organization at the level of the electorate.- From party organization to party mobilization.- Examining the logic and practice of voting.- Examining party allegiance.- SLPP and catch-all parties: Old wine in new bottles.