Independent Sri Lankan think tank on poverty and development

Thematic

Our Thematic Research

We engage in thematic research with the notion of offering dedicated individualized research support for our partners,

Training and Capacity Building

Thematic Our Training and Capacity unit offers sustained programs of training to potential employers as they face challenging socio-economic currents. Our Thematic Research

Social Cohesion and Reconciliation

Thematic We inquire into effects of the reconciliation process, relevance of community driven reconciliation processes, local governance, land rights, inter and intra community tensions, youth unrest and unemployment, access to higher education, rising levels of debt and horizontal inequalities. Our Thematic Research

Gender and Development

Thematic We research on how social markers such as religion, ethnicity, caste, class and sexual orientation writes and rewrites genders  Our Thematic Research

Growth and Economics Transformation

Thematic We research on the impacts of economic crisis, followed by the wide range of economic reforms taking place on poverty, socio-economic context and environmental sustainability in Sri Lanka.   Our Thematic Research

Natural Resources & Climate Change

Thematic In this thematic we study ecosystems, communities affected by introduction of ecosystems, effects of climate change on people and their lives, and interlinkages between natural resources, climate change, and poverty. Our Thematic Research

Social Services and Social Protection

Thematic Saddled with an economic crisis, the nation state has been forced to reevaluate its social engagements with its citizens. Our research teams dedicated to this theme constantly engage in research focusing on poverty measurements, exclusion and inclusion errors in social protection programs, inequalities in access to services, and declining quality of services. Our Thematic […]