Ethical governance
Advocacy for democratic accountability and institutional development, arguing that governance must be answerable in public and in detail.
Layer three
The Public Intellectual
A widely published author on democracy, governance, political reform, media policy and ethnic relations — bridging academic scholarship, public leadership and civic engagement.
The argument
Scholarship that refuses to stay indoors
The continuing work focuses on governance, public policy, democratic institutions, education, media and institutional reform — in pursuit of a more informed and democratic society.
Platforms & appearances
2011
Keynote address, ISWA World Congress
International Solid Waste Association, Daegu, Republic of Korea
2013
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Implementation work for CHOGM 2013, Colombo
Ongoing
Commentary in the national press
Daily Mirror, Sunday Observer, Daily News and Daily FT
Recurring themes
What the writing returns to
Media literacy
Writing on media policy and informed civic discourse, drawn from two terms leading the mass media secretariat.
Education & democracy
The role of education in strengthening democratic culture, ethnic relations, and a shared civic language.