ICES

ICES engages in academic research, advocacy on key policy matters and endeavours to create a critical mass of people who believe in cultural pluralism and tolerance.

Our Goal

A world which celebrates diversity anchored in the fundamental unity of the human species.

Our Vision

To contribute towards relevant rigorous intellectual traditions that recognise our common humanity and promote our diverse identities, and to generate ideas that inform and guide policies and institutions in order to promote justice, equity and peaceful coexistence.

Our Mission

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.

Research

Migration and Collectives/Networks as Pathways Out of Poverty in Fishing Communities

The International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in collaboration ...

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Promoting Human Rights, Inclusion and Religious Harmony in Sri Lanka and Beyond: Equipping Communities to Resist Violent Conflict

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

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New Publications

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

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

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

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Exploring Women’s Empowerment

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The Library

Library facilties

The library plays an important role in all academic activities of ICES. It provides information support to research working groups, individual ...

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Conferences

Addressing Labour’s Precariousness in Sri Lanka & Beyond

The International Centre for Ethnic Studies organized a conference 'Addressing ...

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ICES Events Calendar

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Latest Video

Rising Voices: The Women of the North

Links

Maps of Women's development projects in the North

Photo Stream

Contact Us

COLOMBO

02, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka (+94) 112 685 085 / 6 797 45 / 2 698 048 (+94) 112 688 929 admin@ices.lk

KANDY

554/6A, Peradeniya Road, Mulgampola (Kandy), Sri Lanka (+94) 812 348 92 / 2 232 381 (+94) 812 234 892 iceskandy@gmail.com