Sri Lanka
25/06/2025
Reimagining Humanitarianism. Special issue on relational accountability in locally-led crisis response
Reimagining Humanitarianism. Special issue on relational accountability in locally-led crisis response
The special issue examines the transformative potential of centering communitarian practices, including mutual assistance networks, relational support systems, and local accountability frameworks, in order to rethink humanitarian action from the ground up.
18/03/2024
Who Provides Aid in Protracted Internal Displacement over Decades?
Who Provides Aid in Protracted Internal Displacement over Decades?
In a new article in the journal Disasters we explore who provides aid, drawing on the case of the protracted internal displacement of Sri Lanka’s Northern Muslims. Based on this we offer insights of relevance to 'localisation' efforts in humanitarian practice.
18/12/2019
Holding Aid Accountable - Funding for New Project in Place
Holding Aid Accountable - Funding for New Project in Place
Little is known about how accountability is understood and practiced by (local and transnational) citizens in comparison to professional humanitarians.
Marta Bivand Erdal et al. (2025)
Tracing housing aid modalities and solutions to protracted displacement: experiences among Sri Lanka’s northern Muslims
Tracing housing aid modalities and solutions to protracted displacement: experiences among Sri Lanka’s northern Muslims
Journal article in Journal of Refugee Studies
David Felipe Gómez Triana et al. (2022)
Negotiating Disarmament – The Gender Dimension: Barriers to the Inclusion of Women in Disarmament Negotiations
Negotiating Disarmament – The Gender Dimension: Barriers to the Inclusion of Women in Disarmament Negotiations
GPS Policy Brief
Nicholas Marsh & Júlia Palik (2021)
Negotiating Disarmament: Lessons Learnt from Colombia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sri Lanka
Negotiating Disarmament: Lessons Learnt from Colombia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sri Lanka
PRIO Policy Brief
Nicholas Marsh & Júlia Palik (2021)
Negotiating Disarmament: Lessons Learnt from Colombia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sri Lanka
Negotiating Disarmament: Lessons Learnt from Colombia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sri Lanka
PRIO Paper
Stephanie Therese Lee (2006)
Diaspora Efficacy in Homeland Conflicts: Interpreting the Tamil Diaspora's Inaction on the Child Soldier Issue
Diaspora Efficacy in Homeland Conflicts: Interpreting the Tamil Diaspora's Inaction on the Child Soldier Issue
Master thesis
Else Skjønsberg (1975)
Kjønn og kaste: en landsbystudie fra Sri Lanka
Kjønn og kaste: en landsbystudie fra Sri Lanka
Master thesis
John Arnt Bryde (1986)
The Decline in Paddy Cultivation in Kalegama, a Village in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka
The Decline in Paddy Cultivation in Kalegama, a Village in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka
Book chapter in Rice Societies. Asian Problems and Prospects
S. D. Muni (1993)
Pangs of Proximity: India and Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis
Pangs of Proximity: India and Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis
Monograph
Kumar Rupesinghe & Smithu Kothari (1988)
Ethnic Conflicts in South Asia. An examination of hegemonic majorities and their impact on the Sikhs in India and the Tamils in Sri Lanka
Ethnic Conflicts in South Asia. An examination of hegemonic majorities and their impact on the Sikhs in India and the Tamils in Sri Lanka
Book chapter in Ethnicity and Class in Asia
Kumar Rupesinghe (1988)
The Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement: Conflict Resolution or Conflict Escalation
The Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement: Conflict Resolution or Conflict Escalation
Journal article in South Asia Journal
Kumar Rupesinghe (1989)
Sri Lanka, Peace Keeping and Peace Building
Sri Lanka, Peace Keeping and Peace Building
Journal article in Bulletin of Peace Proposals
Neville Jayaweera (1991)
Sri Lanka: Towards a multi-ethnic democracy? Report from a fact-finding mission
Sri Lanka: Towards a multi-ethnic democracy? Report from a fact-finding mission
Monograph
Sara Davies & Jacqui True (2017)
When there is no justice: gendered violence and harm in post-conflict Sri Lanka
When there is no justice: gendered violence and harm in post-conflict Sri Lanka
Journal article in The International Journal of Human Rights
Eduardo Marino (1986)
The Armed Component of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka
The Armed Component of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka
PRIO Report
Hilde Henriksen Waage (2016)
Israel og palestinerne: Freden som uteble
Israel og palestinerne: Freden som uteble
Book chapter in Fredsmegling i teori og praksis
Iselin Frydenlund (2005)
The Sangha and its Relation to the Peace Process in Sri Lanka
The Sangha and its Relation to the Peace Process in Sri Lanka
PRIO Report
Iselin Frydenlund (2003)
Kataragama in a Time of National Crisis. Diversity and Exclusion in a sacred Place in Sri Lanka
Kataragama in a Time of National Crisis. Diversity and Exclusion in a sacred Place in Sri Lanka
Master thesis
Marta Bivand Erdal & Kristian Stokke (2009)
Contributing to Development? Transnational Activities among Tamils in Norway
Contributing to Development? Transnational Activities among Tamils in Norway
Journal article in Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
Wenche Iren Hauge (2009)
Sviket mot tamilane
Sviket mot tamilane
Popular article in Dagsavisen
Torkel Brekke (2009)
Beyond Theological Essentialism and Ethnic Reductionism: A Review Essay about Religion and the Peace Process in Sri Lanka
Beyond Theological Essentialism and Ethnic Reductionism: A Review Essay about Religion and the Peace Process in Sri Lanka
Journal article in International Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture
Monday, 13 May 2024 16:30–18:30 UTC+02
Visualizing Memories of Protracted Displacement
Visualizing Memories of Protracted Displacement
Friday, 11 Nov 2022 08:30–10:00 UTC+01
It Depends: Unpicking the Development Impacts of Migration in Asia
It Depends: Unpicking the Development Impacts of Migration in Asia
Thursday, 13 Jan 2022 15:00–16:00 UTC+01
Negotiating Disarmament
Negotiating Disarmament
Thursday, 6 Jun 2019 12:00–14:00 UTC+02
Forgotten Conflicts - Hidden Trends
Forgotten Conflicts - Hidden Trends
Wednesday, 31 May 2017 08:30–10:00 UTC+02
Cancelled: Youth Radicalization: with Special Reference to the Sri Lankan Reconciliation Process
Cancelled: Youth Radicalization: with Special Reference to the Sri Lankan Reconciliation Process
Monday, 2 Nov 2015 13:00–14:30 UTC+01
To End a Civil War: Norway's Peace Engagement with Sri Lanka
To End a Civil War: Norway's Peace Engagement with Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 16 Jun 2015 13:00–15:00 UTC+02
Insurgencies, Counterinsurgencies and the Question of 'Buddhist Violence'
Insurgencies, Counterinsurgencies and the Question of 'Buddhist Violence'
Wednesday, 13 May 2015 13:00–15:00 UTC+02
Clash of Universalisms?
Clash of Universalisms?
Monday, 1 Sept 2014 14:00–16:00 UTC+02
Cancelled: Democracy and Law in the Quest for Peace in South Asia
Cancelled: Democracy and Law in the Quest for Peace in South Asia
Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 08:30–10:00 UTC+02
Engaging Diaspora in the Promotion of Peace: Lessons from Canada
Engaging Diaspora in the Promotion of Peace: Lessons from Canada
Jan 2025 – Sept 2028
Expanding the search for new ways of working along the humanitarian-development-peace nexus
Expanding the search for new ways of working along the humanitarian-development-peace nexus
Nov 2020 – Nov 2022
Negotiating Disarmament: Lessons learnt from Colombia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Sudan, and Sri Lanka
Negotiating Disarmament: Lessons learnt from Colombia, Nepal, the Philippines, South Sudan, and Sri Lanka
Jul 2020 – May 2024
Holding Aid Accountable: Relational Humanitarianism in Protracted Crisis (AidAccount)
Holding Aid Accountable: Relational Humanitarianism in Protracted Crisis (AidAccount)
Feb 2015 – Sept 2015
Has Buddhism Something to Do with It? Buddhism, Politics and Conflict in Asia
Has Buddhism Something to Do with It? Buddhism, Politics and Conflict in Asia
Jun 2010 – Dec 2016
Possibilities and Realities of Return Migration (PREMIG)
Possibilities and Realities of Return Migration (PREMIG)
Jan 2007 – Dec 2010
Comparative Ethics of War
Comparative Ethics of War
Jan 1999 – Dec 2009
Assistance to Mine-Affected Communities (AMAC)
Assistance to Mine-Affected Communities (AMAC)
Friday, 26 Jun 2015
Endangered Co-Existence: Buddhist-Muslim Friction in Asia
Endangered Co-Existence: Buddhist-Muslim Friction in Asia
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
The Buddhist Face of Peace: Buddhist Peace Initiatives in Times of Religious Intolerance
The Buddhist Face of Peace: Buddhist Peace Initiatives in Times of Religious Intolerance
Tuesday, 7 Apr 2015
The Secular Suicide Bomber
The Secular Suicide Bomber
Thursday, 3 Sept 2020
Institutionalizing the Dreadful Victory in Post-War Sri Lanka
Institutionalizing the Dreadful Victory in Post-War Sri Lanka
Thursday, 25 Apr 2019
Why Did ISIS Attack Sri Lanka?
Why Did ISIS Attack Sri Lanka?
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