Research and Analysis
Projects
Laws Affecting the Right to Information (RTI) Regime in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has a robust legal regime to safeguard the right to information. Article 14A introduced by the 19th Amendment…
Political Finance and Gender in Sri Lanka
This study analyses the mechanisms by which weak or a lack of political finance laws contributes to the underrepresentation of…
Youth Perspectives on Governance and Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka
In response to a debilitating national economic crisis in 2022, there was high social and political volatility in Sri Lanka.…
Political Protests and Prison Riots in Sri Lanka
This research study is part of a multi-country project titled “Abolitionist Approaches to Critical Geographical Research” which was a recipient…
Women’s Political Representation through Quota System in Sri Lanka
In 2017, the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act No. 16 was passed in parliament. The first election in which the…
Media Safety in Sri Lanka: Reporting on the 2022 People’s Aragalaya
Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) commissioned this research study to document the challenges to the safety of journalists in…
Mapping Buddhist Centres of Power in Sri Lanka
The study maps the various manifestations and centres of power in everyday Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It explores how Buddhism…