Women's Manifesto 2010
Polity
Political developments of Sri Lanka in the year 2009 have largely revolved around the
conclusion of a protracted civil war between the Sri Lankan state and Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the third week of May... Read full article
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The Social Scientists’ Association (SSA) was founded in 1977, as an institute of knowledge production and dissemination; it has made contributions not only to the intellectual life in Sri Lanka but the South Asian region and beyond.
The SSA has an ongoing commitment to original research, analysis and activity around issues pertaining to peace, democracy, pluralism, ethnic harmony, gender equity, social transformation, labour and human rights.
The SSA sponsors and coordinates research projects in the social sciences. It also publishes original research and makes it available to the public through the Suriya Bookshop and the Library and Documentation Centre.
Apart from SSA’s own publications, other significant works in the field of social sciences and humanities are available in the bookshop and the library. The SSA publishes Polity – a journal held in high esteem by scholars and academics.
The SSA is managed by a council of management, which is headed by a chairman, secretary and treasurer.