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The Role of Women in Environment Management in Kilinochchi District: With Special Reference to the Ambalnagar GN Division

Kirishanthan, P. (University of Colombo, 2015)

The natural environment of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka is threatened and polluted in several ways as a result of the civil war, resettlement and development projects etc. Now we have to take action to rehabilitate ...
The Phenol Sorption from Water Solution by Zeolites and its further Chemical Conversion

Isakov, A.A.; Torosyan, G.H. (University of Colombo, 2015)

Organic compounds entering the soil and groundwater system is considered a serious problem because it has some acute and long term toxic effects. Phenol is an important substance for chemical synthesis. The removal of ...
Attitude of Teacher Trainees towards the Use of ICT and its Impact on Their Academic Achievement

Bandara, T.A.C.J.S; Pathiratne, Shamitha (University of Colombo, 2015)

Teaching has become one of the most challenging professions in our society as knowledge is expanding rapidly and much of it is available to both students as well as teachers at the same time. As new concepts of learning ...
Effectiveness of Electric Fences in Improving Social Wellbeing and the Livelihood of the Farming Communities in the Areas Affected by Human- Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka

Bandara, Ranjith (University of Colombo, 2015)

This study assesses the effectiveness of electric fences in reducing conflict between wild elephants and the farming communities that reside in the adjoining areas of natural habitats of wildlife in Sri Lanka. A household ...
Climate Change Adaptation by Small Scale Farmers Dealing with Water Scarcity in Moneragala and Hambantota Districts in Sri Lanka

Bandar, Ranjith (University of Colombo, 2015)

This study examines how small scale farmers dealing with water scarcity adopt improved water management practices to meet the challenges of climate change. This study was conducted in Moneragala and Hambantota Districts ...
Dynamics of Traditional Food Systems of Unique Himbiliyakada Village in Matale District, Sri Lanka

Badra, H.M.; Herath, S.; Kandambige, Thisara (University of Colombo, 2015)

Traditional food systems are formed by environmentally sound, cost-effective traditional knowledge and practices which aid the sustainability of the system. Food systems are defined as a set of dynamic interactions between ...
An Inquiry into Economic Consequences of Malaria Elimination in Sri Lanka

Attanayake, Nimal (University of Colombo, 2015)

After bearing a huge social cost at the time of malaria endemics in the recent past, Sri Lanka has now reached the level of its elimination with the absence of any indigenous case reported to the Anti-Malaria Champaign ...
Building Sustainable Peace through Business Linkages among Micro-Entrepreneurs: Case Studies from the North and East of Sri Lanka

Yoosuf, Amina; Premaratne, S.P. (University of Colombo, 2015)

While literature on peacebuilding and recbnciliation emphasizes the need for stakeholders at all levels of society to be engaged in peace and reconciliation for peace to be sustainable, no study can be found on how the ...
Radicalization within: Sri Lankan Muslims in the Age of ISIS

Wickramasinghe, Ashan Y. (University of Colombo, 2015)

While radicals exist on the fringes of every religion, fears about the rise of radical Islamism have become especially rampant over the years. It could be contended that radicalization does not spread unless a space is ...
Domestic Public Opinion in Civil War Negotiations: Analysis of the Sri Lankan Experience

Waradas, Thiyagaraja (University of Colombo, 2015)

Why civil war negotiations fail and conflicts recur, is the central question in conflict negotiation literature. However, the role played by ideological factors, in particular Domestic Public Opinion (DPO) is under-theorized ...
'Trapped Reconciliation': Examining the Contribution of Reconciliation in Post-conflict Peacebuilding - The Case 01 Sri Lanka Since 2009

Wakkumbura, Menik; Wijegoonawardana, Nirmali (University of Colombo, 2015)

This paper contributes to both practice and theoretical development of how reconciliation can impact on "positive peace" as a significant peacebuilding effort of a post-conflict society. The study examines Sri Lanka as ...
Consolidation of Economic Reconciliation in Post-War Sri Lanka: From a Case Study of the Northern Province

Silva, N.C.R. (University of Colombo, 2015)

In contemporary discourse, the most important operation in post-war reconciliation is addressing the root causes of conflict and removing them from the conflict-affected society and ensuring justice, accountability and ...
Rethinking Psychosocial Programming in Post-war Sri Lanka: The Role of the Psychosocial Sector in Reconciliation Initiatives

Samarasinghe, Gameela (University of Colombo, 2015)

This case study on Sri Lanka is part of an international research project that focused on psychosocial perspectives on peacebuilding. The main objectives of the project were to determine whether different conceptualisations ...
Contemporary Indo-Sri Lanka Relations from the Perspectives of Functionalism

Padmakumara, S. Chaminda (University of Colombo, 2015)

With the conclusion of the civil war in Sri Lanka, most of the ambiguities and contradictions in Indo-Sri Lanka relations have come to an end. It seems that both countries are moving towards a more cooperative and pragmatic ...
The Construction of "One Nation One State": From the Perspective of University Students

Nanayakkara, N.I. (University of Colombo, 2015)

After a thirty-year ethnic and civil conflict, Sri Lanka's post-war reconciliation process is framed around the concept of 'One Nation One State'. This concept refers to how nations and nationalities are reorganized in ...
Construction and Reconstruction of the 'Other' - School History Education and Post-War Reconciliation in Sri Lanka

Korala, Anjali (University of Colombo, 2015)

The practice of utilizing the national education system itself as a tool for reconciliation has a relatively short history, but this has not relegated its importance in the reconciliation processes. From the dawn of the ...
Sri Lanka-China Bilateral Relations: Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region

Kandaudahewa, Hasith; Norbert, S.A. (University of Colombo, 2015)

Since ancient times, Sri Lanka and China have maintained cordial relationships in the political, social and economic arena to promote development and prosperity among the two nations. Furthermore, Sri Lanka was among the ...
Sri Lanka's Foreign Policy Shift: United States-Sri Lanka Relations since 2009

Gunaratne, Peshan R. (University of Colombo, 2015)

Robert D. Kaplan in his book Monsoon (2010) transpired, "one diplomat told me that the West should ostracize the Rajapaksa regime and not worry about it becoming a linchpin of Chinese great-power strategy. As he saw it, ...
Post-conflict Peace Education and Paulo Freire

Golding, David (University of Colombo, 2015)

This research explores the theories of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and their possibilities for peace education in post-conflict societies. Peace education is often seen as a key component of peacebuilding, but ...
Post-conflict Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka through the South African Truth and Reconciliation Model

Fernando, Srimal; Amarasinghe, Punsara (University of Colombo, 2015)

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa was born as a product of the political campaign wrought during the negotiations that brought apartheid to an end. The Promotion of National Unity and ...

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