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Impunity's Many Faces: The Erosion of Truth and Memory in Sri Lanka

Research Papers

Reimagining Vulnerability in the Light of Covid-19: A Qualitative Study

Reports

Building back better: Reflections on the impacts of the pandemic and economic crisis on school education in Sri Lanka

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Deepening Vulnerability: COVID -19 and Disability

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Land Ownership and Women's Empowerment in Sri Lanka : An Empirical Analysis of Two Districts

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We are Present: Women's Histories of Conflict, Courage and Survival

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Shared Sanctities

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Memorialisation and Reparations: Report of Dialogues

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From Combatant to Civilian : The Psychosocial Wellbeing of Ex-combatants in Kilinochchi and Mullaiti

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Estate Workers in Sri Lanka: An Account of the Legal and Policy Framework

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DS : the Life of D.S. Senanayake (1884-1952) : Sri Lanka’s First prime Minster 1948-52 : A Political

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On the Move: Gender, migration and wellbeing in four fishing communities in Sri Lanka

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Up-country Tamils: Charting a New Future in Sri Lanka edited by Daniel Bass and B. Skanthakumar

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Craft Artisans and State Institutions in Sri Lanka

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Sex Ratio and Vulnerability in Northern and Eastern Provinces in Sri Lanka

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Coming out of the margins : Justice and Reconciliation for Conflict-Affected Muslims in Sri Lanka

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Limits of Expression : Creative Artists and Censorship in Sri Lanka

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Towards Recovering Histories of Anti-Muslim Violence in the Context of Sinhala Muslim Tensions in Sri Lanka

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One Confession, Two Confessors : A forensic Linguistic analysis of Confessions Submitted in the High Court Cases of Nallarathnam SIngarasa and Sellapulle Mahendran

Books

The Making of a Historian : A Memoir

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The Chronic and the Acute: Post-War Religious Violence in Sri Lanka

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Self, religion identity and politics : Buddhist and Muslim encounters in contemporary Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA: COME WIND, COME WEATHER : A Political History of Sri Lanka since Independence in Narrative Form, Volume 1

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Contextualizing Post-War Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: The Political Economy of Territorial Control in Historical Perspectives

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A History of Tamil Diaspora Politics in Canada: Organizational Dynamics and Negotiated Order, 1978-2013

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Memories from Kilinochchi

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Reimagining Vulnerability in the Light of COVID-19: A Synthesis of Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence

Reports

Reimagining vulnerability in the light of COVID-19: Reflections on gendered impacts of the pandemic (and the economic crisis)

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Strengthening Support Networks
and Solidarity for Women’s
Political Participation in Sri Lanka

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sri Lankan Migrant Workers in the Gulf Region

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Disability policy brief for law makers, administrators and other decision makers

Reports

Countering Hate Speech: Towards safer digital spaces

Reports

Sri Lanka Women Living with Disabilities : Report submitted by: ICES

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IDENTITY, INFECTION AND FEAR

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Intersecting Marginalities: Social-exclusion of women with disabilities in Sri Lanka

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Exploring Women’s Empowerment

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Beyond Boundaries: Lived Pluralistic Memories

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Conflict Resolution: An Introductory Textbook

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Inter-Religious Conflict in Four Districts of Sri Lanka

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An Annotated Bibliography on Social Issues in Post-war Sri Lanka with Particular Reference to Conflict-affected Northern and Eastern Provinces

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Sustaining a state in conflict: Politics of foreign aid in Sri Lanka

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Doing This and That – Self-employment and Economic Survival of Women Heads of Households in Mullaitivu

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Post-War Realities: Barriers to Female Economic Empowerment

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New Buddhist Extremism and the Challenges to Ethno-Religious Coexistence in Sri Lanka

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Religious Interface and Contestations Between Buddhists and Muslims in Sri Lanka

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Advancing Truth and Justice in Sri Lanka: A Report of Six Dialogues

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Conflict, Displacement and Post-War Recovery: A Community Profile of Passaiyoor East in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

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The Impact of Displacement on Dowries in Sri Lanka

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Human Rights Practice in Sri Lanka: Towards a Thick Description

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On (not) Knowing One’s Place: A Critique of Cultural Relativism

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Impacts of Infrastructure Development on
Gender and Wellbeing in Coastal Communities

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Reimagining Vulnerability in the Light of COVID-19: A Quantitative Study

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Small-scale Fisheries and Coastal Tourism: A Case Study of Mirissa

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Unpacking Coexistence:
Inter-Group Perceptions of the
Religious ‘Other’

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Re-imagining Vulnerabilities:
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Informalised Migrant Apparel Workers in Sri Lanka

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Music and Song Traditions of the Muslims of Sri Lanka: An Overview

Books

The Complicated Relationship between People, State, and Land in Eastern Sri Lanka

Reports

On the Move: Gender and Seasonal Fisheries Migration in Sri Lanka

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Understanding Women’s Livelihood Outcomes and Economic Empowerment in the Eastern Province of Sri La

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The Battleground of Sri Lankan History Education : Barriers to Teaching Inclusive Histories

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Sustaining a state in conflict: Politics of foreign aid in Sri Lanka

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Paradise Poisoned : Learning about Conflict, Terrorism and Development from Sri Lanka’s Civil Wars B

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An Exploratory Study of Attitudes and Practices Towards Domestic Workers in Sri Lanka

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Barriers to Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Sri Lanka

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Breakup of Community Social Structures in the War-Affected Northern and Eastern Provinces in Sri Lanka

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Freedom of Religion, the Role of the State, and Interreligious Relations in Myanmar

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Women's Labour Market Outcomes and Livelihood Interventions in Sri Lanka's North After the War

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War and Recovery: Psychosocial Challenges in Northern Sri Lanka

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Exploring Women’s Empowerment

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Womens Economic Empowernment : A Literature Review

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Picturing Coexistence and Conflict: Learning about the Other through Grassroots Comics

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Ethnic Conflict in Buddhist Societies in South and Southeast Asia: The Politics behind Religious Rivalries

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Ethical Reconstruction? Primitive Accumulation in the Apparel Sector of Eastern Sri Lanka

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War Making and State Building: the Politics of State Reform in Sri Lanka

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What Lessons Are We Talking About? Reconciliation and Memory in Post-Civil War Sri Lankan Cinema

Books

Shared Encounters in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand

Reports

Reimagining vulnerability in the light of COVID-19: Reflections on informal work, social protection and emergency responses during crisis

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Reimagining Vulnerability in the Light of COVID-19: A Review of the Literature (2020-2021)

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Mass Grave Sites in Sri Lanka: History and Legal Framework

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On The Move In Search of Greener Pastures : Unsafe Migration and Human Trafficking in Sri Lankas Tea Plantation Sector

Books

Her Smile Lingers : a collection of selected essays by Malathi de Alwis

Reports

The Relationship Between Truth Seeking and Prosecution

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Disability Policy Brief for Law Makers, Administrators and other Decision Makers

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Tracking Coexistence: Understanding Perceptions of the Religious ‘Other’

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Women and Land in Sri Lanka: A Literature Review

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Factors Associated with Female Labour Force Participation in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province

Reports

On the Move: Gender and Seasonal Fisheries Migration in Sri Lanka

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Negotiating Access to Land in Eastern Sri Lanka

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Psychosocial Assessment of the War Affected Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka: Distress and Growth Post-War

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Postwar Livelihood Trends in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka

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The Chronic and the Entrenched: Ethno-Religious Violence in Sri Lanka

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Making Ends Meet Women's Livelihoods in Post-War Sri Lanka

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Impact of Intimate Relationships on Livelihood Activities of Women Affected by War in Northern Sri Lanka

Books

DS : the Life of D.S. Senanayake (1884-1952) : Sri Lanka’s First prime Minster 1948-52 : A Political Biography

Research Papers

Advancing Truth and Justice in Sri Lanka : an Introduction to Transitional Justice

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Fracturing Community : Intra-group relations among the Muslims of Sri Lanka

Books

SRI LANKA: COME WIND, COME WEATHER : A Political History of Sri Lanka since Independence in Narrative Form, Volume 2

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A Quota for Women in Local Government in Sri Lanka: Questions of Equality, Modernity and Political Leverage

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Competing for Victimhood Status: Northern Muslims and the Ironies of Post-War Reconciliation, Justice and Development

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History After the War: Historical Consciousness in the Collective Sinhala Buddhist Psyche in Post War

Gender

Safe Migration and Prevention of Human Trafficking in the Sri Lankan Plantation Sector

This project seeks to develop a nuanced understanding of safe migration and human trafficking in

Coexistence and Religious Harmony

Tracking Coexistence Understanding Perceptions of the Religious Other

This study is based on an analysis of people’s perceptions of the ‘religious other’. The data was collected at the end of 2019 by...

Gender

Identifying Post-War Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women in Sri Lanka

Poverty levels among women in the war-affected Northern Province are among the highest in the country. Since the end of the war in 2009, there have been several initiatives by

Coexistence and Religious Harmony

Promoting Human Rights, Inclusion and Religious Harmony in Sri Lanka and Beyond

Equipping Communities to Resist Violent Conflict Through research, forum and capacity-building activities, Equitas will work to promote...

Diversity and Social Inclusion

Social-ecological Dynamics in Rapid Economic Development: Infrastructure and Coastal Change in South

ICES is part of a consortium of researchers investigating the social and ecological changes taking place along the Southern and Eastern...

Coexistence and Religious Harmony

Promoting Religious Harmony and Inter-Faith Dialogue

Through research, dialogue, education, and community interventions, this project will enhance understanding between and amongst different...

Past Books

Books published by ICES from 2000 to 2020

Past Research Papers

Research papers published by ICES from 2000 to 2020

Past Reports

ICES's reports from 2000 to 2020

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