Social Scientists' Association

SOUTHERN AUTHORITARIAN POPULISM BY ALF GUNVALD NILSEN

Date: 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 12 August 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Time: 𝟓.𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 – 𝟔.𝟑𝟎𝐏𝐌
Location: 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝟑𝟖𝟎/𝟖𝟔, 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨 𝟎𝟕

SHALLOW BLUE EMPIRE: PEARLING IN SRI LANKAN HISTORY BY TAMARA FERNANDO

Date: 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 19 August 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Time: 𝟓.𝟎𝟎𝐏𝐌 – 𝟔.𝟑𝟎𝐏𝐌
Location: 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝟑𝟖𝟎/𝟖𝟔, 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨 𝟎𝟕

A Heart That Never Forgets by Binu Peiris

Over the high walls of the white mansions where our money lay,

Our youth sped their way holding the tears of our motherland.

This is a history that our young historians wrote,

The Power of the Word: Feminists Rewrite the Story by Ritu Menon

On the 15th of June, 2026, the Social Scientists’ Association hosted a discussion with Ritu Menon, which focused on the progression of South Asian feminist movements, the histories of women-led publishing houses, and the importance of resistance in the current geo-political climate. The discussion also reflected on the new renditions of feminist solidarity and activism that have emerged with the current state of technology.

Matara Maha Keralla– Uprising against the Dutch by Satyajith Andradi

Several months ago, I contributed a piece to these columns on the unspeakable horrors of Dutch slavery in Suriname. As the period of Dutch rule of Sri Lanka (1658 – 1796 ) by and large, fell within that of Dutch rule of Suriname (1669 – 1975)…

Out Now! Vol. 13 No. 2 (July - December 2025).

148 pages. #SriLanka . Politics. Cyclone Ditwah. Ecology. Feminism. Education. Justice. Domestic Violence Act. History. Culture. Work. Labour. Books. Cover Picture Sakuna Miyasinadha Gamage. LKR1000 from the Social Scientists’ Association or Barefoot or SLBOOKS.lk.

Social Scientists’ Association

The Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) is a pioneering social science research institute in Colombo, striving to be a catalyst for progressive social change through research, publications, and advocacy. Founded in 1977, a period in which Sri Lankan society, economy and politics were undergoing rapid change, the SSA’s mission has been to facilitate critical understanding of that process, its origins, and trajectory. The SSA has been home to many of Sri Lanka’s widely recognised academics and public intellectuals. It is known for themes relating to ethnicity and nationalism, economic liberalisation, agrarian political economy, plantation studies, left history, women’s history, gender relations, feminism, constitutional reform and citizenship, peace and conflict resolution, democracy and political theory, and research methodologies.

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