INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ETHNIC STUDIES
ජනවාර්ගික අධ්‍යයනය සඳහා වූ ජාත්‍යන්තර කේන්ද්‍රය
இனத்துவக் கற்கைகளுக்கான சா்வதேச நிலையம்

The tea plantation sector, which is closely-connected to the colonial history of Sri Lanka, is important
in terms of foreign exchange earnings and securing millions of peoples livelihoods.

The ICES is happy to share the policy recommendations originating from the study

We are Present: Womens Histories of Conflict, Courage and Survival is a collection of womens experiences of conflict in Sri Lanka published by

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Her Smile Lingers’ : a collection of selected essays by Malathi de Alwis, edited by Kanchana N Ruwanpura, Caryll Tozer, Chulani Kodikara, Sonali Deraniyagala and Vraie Cally Balthazar

Since time immemorial, people have experienced the divine spiritual through art and architecture. In shared Sanctities, museuologist and writer Hasini Haputhanthri explores some of the historically sacred spaces in Sri Lanka together with photographer and film maker Sujeewa de Silva, producing five visual narratives on religious confluence.

The webinar series ‘Countering Hate Speech: Towards safer digital spaces’ was hosted by ICES

Based on field research in Eastern Sri Lanka, we found that land conflicts can emerge for very practical

This reports summarizes the discussion of a meeting on the The Relationship between Truth-Seeking and Prosecution held at the...

This report captures the key themes arising from four dialogues on memorialisation and reparations in Jaffna, Trincomalee, Colombo and...

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The International Centre for Ethnic Studies is pleased to share policy recommendations stemming from a study on four fishing communities...

Sri Lanka has had a Rights-based National Policy on Disability since 2003. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities...

After the end of a nearly three-decade civil war in 2009, the combatants of the LTTE were enrolled in a rehabilitation programme...

A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 DRIVERS AND RESPONSES IN SRI LANKA

Since the end of the war in 2009, the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka has benefited from state and non-state investments in large-scale...

What does one religious community think of the other? Under what conditions may communities be willing to resolve differences through...

The plantation sector continues to be an important source of foreign exchange and a vital source of employment. Today, nearly one million...

This paper is a study of women living with disabilities in two regions of Sri Lanka – Kilinochchi, which was directly affected by the...

As the separation between those who lived through Sri Lankas civil war and those who come to learn about the war grows, future...

This literature review is a comprehensive exploration of the history of land tenure in Sri Lanka, recent changes to land tenure, and the...

Just over 65 years after his death, D.S. Senanayake ranks as the greatest Sri Lankan political figure of the twentieth century, the one...

This research has set out to understand how these initiatives have changed the economic landscape for women in the North. More...

This study focuses on the politics of foreign aid to Sri Lanka from developed capitalist countries of the West, Japan and multilateral...

Using primary data, this study investigates the factors that affect womens labour market choices and opportunities in the Eastern...

Country Monograph Every southwest monsoon season, men and women from west coast fishing villages migrate to east coast villages, leaving...

This book is the result of research conducted in Anuradhapura district under the Pluralistic Memories Project, hosted at the...

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“Paradise Poisoned” draws crucial lessons from Sri Lanka’s civil wars to demonstrate that violent conflict and terrorism are both...

The International Centre for Ethnic Studies is pleased to share policy recommendations stemming from a study on four fishing communities

The International Centre for Ethnic Studies is pleased to share with you the digital version of its latest publicationUp-country Tamils:...

This introductory textbook is intended to provide a quick overview of the field of conflict resolution as an academic discipline and to...

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social mobilization of livelihood concerns and everyday encounters with an ambiguous state Shahul H. Hasbullah and Urs Geiser Conflicts...

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This study focuses on the politics of foreign aid to Sri Lanka from developed

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Nallaratnam Singarasa, a 20-year-old Tamil man from Navakadu, Batticaloa, was indicted on

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This research has set out to understand how these initiatives have changed the economic

Just over 65 years after his death, D.S. Senanayake ranks as the greatest Sri Lankan

K.M. De Silva is a Sri Lankan historian. He was educated at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and

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The wall poster and eight-pager comics in this publication, represent the experiences and perspectives of

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In 1988, the ICES in association with the Thai Studies Programme of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

The two volumes of this monograph examine some of the vitally important political issues that form an essential part of

The book aims to examine some of the vitally important political issues that

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By Annelies Goger and Kanchana N. Ruwanpura. Research Paper No: 14

ICES Research Paper No. 12

By Chulani Kodikara. Working Paper No: 5. Colombo, ICES, 2014. 26p.
Rs.100.00

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ICES Research Paper No. 13
By Farzana Haniffa
July 2014

war making and state building’ traces the failure of democratic

ICES Research Paper No. 11
By Amarnath Amarasingam
November 2013

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Established in 1982, the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) is one of Asia’s leading

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ICES Working Paper No. 4
By Qadri Ismail
August 2013

ICES Research paper No. 9
By Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
July 2013

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Edited by
Dhammika Herath & Kalinga Tudor Silva

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This book is an effort at understanding the post-war reconciliation process

This volume examines the origins, structures

ICES Kandy organized  an international conference

This volume gathers together some reflections on the complex and shifting dynamic of violence and gender in South Asia.

By Sasanka Perera. Colombo, ICES, 2007. 84p.

By Sunil Goonasekera. Colombo, ICES, 2007. 64p.

By Maya Ranganathan, Colombo, ICES, 2007. 40p.

This book discusses how the women’s movement in Pakistan started addressing/addresses violence.

A SRI LANKAN STUDY ON TSUNAMI AFFECTED DISTRICTS

By ICES

POLITICS AND SOCIETY.
By A.J. Canagaratna

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Actions and Responses
By Bhawani Loganathan

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