Projects
Joining the race: Pathways to politics for grassroots and development-sector women in Sri Lanka
Womens representation in political office is critical to achieving gender justice, to advance womens interests, and for inclusive development leadership. These positive outcomes are hampered across Asia due to womens under-representation and the elite backgrounds of women elected into legislatures. ...
Gender, Justice and Security Hub
ICES is part of a 32-institution global hub on Gender, Justice and Security supported by the UK Research Initiative and the Global Challenges Research Fund. It is a five-year research project working with ...
Understanding Womens Livelihood Outcomes and Empowerment in the Eastern Province
This research study in the East is a sequel to ICES recently completed work on womens livelihood outcomes in the ...
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 interviewing 1,000 respondents in ...
Reimagining the Museum: Celebrating Diversity and Archiving Loss
Sri Lanka continues to struggle with celebrating diversity and memorialising loss. This is despite centuries of cultural confluence, a location at the crossroads of trade and ...
Realizing Rights and Reconciling After Conflict
This is a series of inter-related initiatives, undertaken by ICES that intend to seize the opportunities afforded by ...
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 ...
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 ...
Publications and Reports on Memory and Reconcillation
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Publications and Reports on Diversity and Social Inclusion
Sri Lanka Women Living with Disabilities ...