corridors of power

Corridors of Power

Sanjana HattotuwaSenior ResearcherCentre for Policy Alternativessanjanah@cpalanka.org

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China (image courtesy XML)

United Kingdom (image courtesy XML)

Germany (image courtesy XML)

Brazil (image courtesy XML)

Opposing (image courtesy XML)

Semi-circle (image courtesy XML)

Horseshoe (image courtesy XML)

Circle (image courtesy XML)

Classroom (image courtesy XML)

But what if power relations could be represented through architecture?

Critique from the top: 18th Amendment

Separation of powers: 1972 constitution

The architecture of the 1972 constitution

A model of the 1972 constitution

40+ years, 4 key moments, 4 models, sketches, blueprints, 3D renders

Blueprint for reform

Critical conversations

Lava lamps and constitutional critique?

Think spatially around constitutional power relations

1. Rights2. Government/Executive3. Legislature/Parliament4. Judiciary/Courts5. Principles6. Symbols7. CultureandIdentity8. Elections9. LevelofGovernment10.Independentbodies11.Constitutionalchange

Scoring constitutional power relations

1. Theconstitutionprotectsrights (Scale1-10)2. TheExecutiveisauthoritarianinnatureor

accountabletothepeople (Scale1-10)3. Thepeople’swillisstronglyreflectedinthe

legislature (Scale1-10)4. Thejudiciaryisindependent (Scale1-10)5. Localgovernmentisstrong (Scale1-10)6. Commissionsoperatewithoutanypolitical

interferencefromtheExecutive (Scale1-10)

Visual comparisons of citizen centric perceptions of power

Public spaces that are informed by perceptions of power

Corridors of Power

Sanjana HattotuwaSenior ResearcherCentre for Policy Alternativessanjanah@cpalanka.org

Future Scenarios