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The International Centre
for Ethnic Studies is a renowned international research
centre located in Sri Lanka. Contact details are at the
bottom of this page.
It was established in 1982 with
the support of the
Ford Foundation by a team of Sri Lankan
and International scholars. It is amongst the select few
institutions that are both ‘local’ to the global South and
‘international’ in orientation. ICES is in ‘special
category’ consultative status with the
United Nations ECOSOC.
The mission of ICES is “to deepen the understanding of
ethnicity, identity politics and conflict, and to foster
conditions for an inclusive, just and peaceful society
nationally, regionally and globally, through research,
publication, dialogue, creative expression and knowledge
transfer”.
Through the years ICES has pursued historically
sensitive theoretical and empirical research on
identity, inequality and conflict in relation to
ethnicity, gender, and politics. ICES has been
particularly influential in shaping policy and
public imagination on issues of ethnic diversity and
constitutional reforms in Sri Lanka.
Over 25 years ICES has influenced regional and even
global discourse and institutions through research,
dialogue and publications. ICES has always believed
in strong South- South networks and works
collaboratively across Asia and Africa. It has also
partnered with leading international research
institutions across Europe and North America, such
as Institute of Development studies, UK, University
Institute for Development Studies, Switzerland,
Harvard University, USA and McGill University,
Canada. ICES was chosen to house the office of the
former UN Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women. ICES has two
locations in Colombo and Kandy, equipped with modern research and conference
facilities, strategically located in close proximity to Sri Lanka’s
most important Universities.
The ICES library is one of the
most sought after academic resource centres in Sri Lanka,
housing a range of publications on ethnicity, culture,
identity, religion, women’s studies, politics, law, and
history. ICES is supported by eminent scholars in Sri Lanka
as well as distinguished international academics. It is,
probably, Sri Lanka’s most vibrant and dynamic intellectual
space for research, discussions, seminars, film screenings
and publications.
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ICES is governed by an international board of directors consisting of eminent scholars and practitioners.
ICES has two offices one in Colombo and one in Kandy( http://www.ices.lk). Each has had its own academic personality, with its special concerns and emphases, while sharing the same goal and collaborating closely.
ICES - Colombo is served by a highly committed, diverse multi-ethnic staff that is primarily Sri Lankan, as well as frequent international research fellows and interns. In addition to its resident Senior Research Fellows, ICES benefits from a wide global network of eminent researchers and practitioners who contribute to research projects and to shaping the Centre's work.
ICES, - Colombo was directed by Dr Neelan Thiruchelvam from 1982 until his assassination in 1999, by Dr Radhika Coomaraswamy
from 2000 till 2006,by Dr Rama Mani from January
2007 to March 2008, and by Mr. C.D.Casie Chetty from April 2008.
ICES has a culture of working collaboratively and conducts its projects with partners in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America drawn from academic institutions, policy institutes, women's organizations, and community based groups among others.
ICES receives funding from a range of bilateral and multilateral donors and Foundations including CIDA, IDRC, NORAD and Ford Foundation. |
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