History

Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) is a pioneering social science research institute in Sri Lanka, striving to be a catalyst for social change through research, publications and advocacy. Founded in 1977, a period in which the Sri Lankan society, its economy and politics were undergoing rapid changes, the SSA originally envisioned to facilitate a critical understanding of these changes in order to promote social and political transformations. Since then the SSA has received global recognition for its commitment to research on an array of issues pertaining to ethnicity, the political-economy of development, gender equity, democracy, conflict resolution, social transformation, labour and human rights. It has also been home to many of Sri Lanka’s most widely recognized academics and public intellectuals.