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Publication Launch: Working Hours: Exploring Gender Dimensions of Unpaid Care Work in Sri Lanka

Working Hours: Exploring Gender Dimensions of Unpaid Care Work in Sri Lanka edited by Sepali Kottegoda and Pradeep Peiris was launched on 12th June 2023 at the Movenpick Hotel, Colombo. This publication brings together a selection of research papers presented at the Conference on ‘Equality and Equity in Recognising Unpaid Care Work and Women’s Labour… Continue reading Publication Launch: Working Hours: Exploring Gender Dimensions of Unpaid Care Work in Sri Lanka

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Experts’ Panel to hear testimonies of Sex Workers from seven districts in Sri Lanka A brief report Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA), Sri Lanka

In a first ever effort jointly organized by the Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA), Sri Lanka and the Social Scientists Association, six experts across diverse relevant fields were brought together to listen to testimonies from thirty sex workers from across Sri Lanka. Hailing from Colombo, Gampaha, Jaffna, Kandy, Polonnaruwa,  Puttalam and  Vavuniya, this… Continue reading Experts’ Panel to hear testimonies of Sex Workers from seven districts in Sri Lanka A brief report Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA), Sri Lanka

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Call for Papers: Environment And Society In Sri Lanka

  The Social Scientists’ Association invites submissions of between 2,000 and 5,000 words on the general theme of ‘Environment and Society in Sri Lanka’ for the forthcoming issue of its biannual English-language online and print journal, Polity. As of mid-2017, some 1.2 million people are affected by many months of drought conditions particularly in the… Continue reading Call for Papers: Environment And Society In Sri Lanka

Shashik Dhanushka Presents Paper on Local Democracy & Social Inclusion

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]   Shashik Dhanushka Presents Paper on Local Democracy & Social Inclusion Shashik Dhanushka Silva, a Senior Researcher attached to the SSA, presented a paper titled “Democratic institutions in Sri Lanka’s Clientelistic Politics: Challenges to Social Inclusion” at the South Asia Workshop of Social Inclusion/ Exclusion. The conference was jointly organised by the… Continue reading Shashik Dhanushka Presents Paper on Local Democracy & Social Inclusion

Call for Papers: 1977 and After – 40 Years of the Open Economy in Sri Lanka

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]   Call for Papers: 1977 and After – 40 Years of the Open Economy in Sri Lanka Polity, the online and print magazine of the Social Scientists’ Association, invites submissions marking the 40th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s ‘open economy’ reforms for its next issue which will be published in March in 2017.… Continue reading Call for Papers: 1977 and After – 40 Years of the Open Economy in Sri Lanka

Second Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]   Second Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice The SSA organized its second dialogue session with the participation of 30 Sinhala medium students from the Faculty of Arts, of the Open University of Sri Lanka on the 30th of September and 1st of October. This is the second in a series… Continue reading Second Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice

First Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]   First Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice The SSA organized a dialogue session with the participation of 35 Sinhala medium students from the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo on the 3rd and 4th of June . This is the first in a series of five dialogue sessions that aim to promote critical… Continue reading First Dialogue Session on Democracy, Citizenship and Justice

SSA Short Course Series: Introduction to Social Science Research

SSA Short Course Series: Introduction to Social Science Research [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Date of commencement: 9th January (Saturday) Duration: 6 weeks 9 am – 1 pm on weekends Resource persons Dr. Kumari Jayawardena Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda Dr. Pradeep Peiris Dr. Harini Amarasuriya Prof. Premakumara De Silva A certificate of participation will be awarded upon completing… Continue reading SSA Short Course Series: Introduction to Social Science Research

Prof. Stanley J. Tambiah: An Appreciation

The Social Scientists’ Association is deeply saddened to learn of the demise of Prof. Stanley J. Tambiah on the 19th of January 2014. Prof. Tambiah’s contribution to the field of Anthropology extends far beyond his island of birth and marks him as one of Sri Lanka’s leading social scientists and thinkers. His commitment to exploring… Continue reading Prof. Stanley J. Tambiah: An Appreciation