SRI LANKA’S CONTEMPORARY HISTORY

Past 6 months

• Interviews, FGD’s, secondary source research

Key findings

• The events, people and relationships depicted in the Sri Lankan history book is an incomplete picture of the country’s rich past and present.

• There is a need for literature on modern Sri Lankan history.

“Contemporary History”: 20th century to current day

• Support from key findings and textbook analysis research

DIGITAL TIMELINE

Social Phenomena

Politics and

Economy

Arts & Literature

ICES’ “GROW” PROJECT

• Identifying Post-War Growth Opportunities for Women in Sri Lanka

• Barriers to women’s participation in the labour market – both formal and informal

• Questionnaire and Literature Review

• Quantitative Team, based in Colombo• Theoretical & Empirical• Currently working on: Female Labour Force

Participation

ICES’ COMMUNITY PROFILE PROJECT

• A community profile consisting of a variety of data collection methodologies

• Passaiyoor, a fishing village in Jaffna

• Data management

• Content Analysis