Independent Sri Lankan think tank on poverty and development

Category: Research, Reflection, and Practices (RRP)

RRP#30 – How to Reform IFIs for Economic Transformation & Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 30), held on 10 September 2025, featured Dr. Annalisa Prizzon as the resource person.

RRP#29 – The Vulnerable Export Market in Sri Lanka: To What Extent Do Tariffs Make a Difference?

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 29), held on 7 August 2025, featured Mr. Yohan Lawrence, Secretary General of JAAF,

RRP#28 – Miles to Go Before I Read: Why Do Readers Write and Writers Read?

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 28), held on 15 May 2025, featured Lal Medawattegedara as the resource person. Titled

RRP#27 – A Sociological Reading of the Communities Affected by the Tsunami (20 Years Later): Case of Galle, Sri Lanka

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 27), held on 24 April 2025, featured Prof. Nishara Fernando as the resource person.

RRP#26 – Representation of Imagined Past in Community Reconstruction in Post-war Jaffna, Sri Lanka

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 26), held on 29 November 2024, featured Dr. P. Shanmugaswaran as the resource person.

RRP#25 – Poverty and Inequality: Addressing Root Causes and Systemic Barriers

This RRP – Guest Lecture Series (No. 25), held on 16 October 2024, was the CEPA–ADB Webinar on “Poverty and

RRP#24 – Migrations and Entrepreneurship – Should They Come or Should They Go? The Benefits for Home and Host Societies Worldwide, with Emphasis on (East) European Cases

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 24), held on 11 September 2024, featured Prof. Ružica Šimić Banović as the resource

RRP#23 – Tacit) Vulnerability of Gender Inequality and the Ways Forward – (East) European Perspective

This RRP Guest Lecture Series (No. 23), held on 28 August 2024, featured Dr. Ružica Šimić Banović as the resource