Research papers
Only Until the Rice is Cooked? The Domestic Violence Act, Familial Ideology and Cultural Narratives in Sri Lanka (Sinhala)
ICES Working Paper No. 1
By Chulani Kodikara
September 2013
This paper maps contemporary discourses on domestic violence in Sri Lanka, especially in connection with the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 2005 (PDVA) ...
By Chulani Kodikara
September 2013
This paper maps contemporary discourses on domestic violence in Sri Lanka, especially in connection with the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 2005 (PDVA) ...
History After the War: Historical Consciousness in the Collective Sinhala Buddhist Psyche in Post War
ICES Research Paper No. 9
By Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
July 2013
The focus of the essay is the way in which the historical consciousness of Sinhala Buddhists operates in the post-war context. ...
By Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
July 2013
The focus of the essay is the way in which the historical consciousness of Sinhala Buddhists operates in the post-war context. ...
Post-War Sri Lanka: Is Peace a Hostage of the Military Victory?
Dilemmas of Reconciliation, Ethnic Cohesion and Peace-Building
ICES Research Paper No. 8
By Gamini Keerawella
June 2013
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The Political Economy of Post War Sri Lanka
ICES Research Paper No. 7
by Sunil Bastian
May 2013
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how deepening capitalist relations in post-war Sri Lanka will accentuate the social contradictions associated with capitalist development ...
by Sunil Bastian
May 2013
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how deepening capitalist relations in post-war Sri Lanka will accentuate the social contradictions associated with capitalist development ...
The Promise of the LLRC: Women’s Testimony & Justice in Post War Sri Lanka
ICES Research Paper No. 4
By Neloufer de Mel
February 2013
This essay raises some issues about justice in post-war Sri Lanka in relation to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and selected women who testified ...
By Neloufer de Mel
February 2013
This essay raises some issues about justice in post-war Sri Lanka in relation to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and selected women who testified ...
Reconciling what? History, Realism and the Problem of an Inclusive Sri Lankan identity
ICES Research Paper No. 3
by Harshana Rambukwella
August 2012
This paper examines the lack of an inclusive pan-Sri Lankan identity in relation to literary representations and understandings of nation, looking specifically at the work of the English language writing of ...
by Harshana Rambukwella
August 2012
This paper examines the lack of an inclusive pan-Sri Lankan identity in relation to literary representations and understandings of nation, looking specifically at the work of the English language writing of ...
Revised Edition of Domestic Violence Intervention Services in Sri Lanka: An Exploratory Mapping 2009-2011
By Chulani Kodikara with Thiagi Piyadasa
July 2012
This study, based on a survey of 86 non–government organisations focuses on the provision of counselling, shelter, legal advice and legal aid ...
July 2012
This study, based on a survey of 86 non–government organisations focuses on the provision of counselling, shelter, legal advice and legal aid ...