...Costanza Di Fabio; Alberto Quagli; Francesco Giovanni Avallone; Paola Ramassa Purpose This study focuses on the voice of small shareholders in annual general meetings (AGMs) to explore how their marginalization unfolds. We investigate how managerial discourse constitutes small shareholders...

..., evade accountability and marginalize vulnerable groups. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on Ananya Roy’s concept of state informality, the paper traces how the Sri Lankan state bypassed legal and scientific norms, framing an exclusionary directive as public health policy. A qualitative case study...