The Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences is published twice a year, in June and December, by the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. The journal publishes articles in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages, covering the entire range of social sciences focusing on Sri Lanka and/or other South Asian countries.

Current Issue

Volume 41 - Issue 2 - 2018

Review Articles

Trapped between the Dragon and South Asia’s big brother: the case of Sri Lanka’s “balanced” foreign policy

Shakthi De Silva
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31 Dec 2018

41 (2):69-81
Indigenous and postcolonial sociology in South Asia: challenges and possibilities

Siri Gamage
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31 Dec 2018

41 (2):83-99

Research Articles

Stress coping mechanisms practiced by medical undergraduates of a State Medical School in Sri Lanka

F. Noordeen, T. Jayathilaka, F. N. N. Pitchai, H. R. N. Yapa, I. M. N. M. K. Jayarathne, T. N. D. Nawarathne, I. R. N. Piyasena, M. L. S. P. Priyanka, J. V. P. G. Shivanka, T. Uden, S. Yeshi, R. R. Gurung, M. I. F. Ifla, K. Dorji
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31 Dec 2018

41 (2):101-109
Creating women’s capabilities through microcredit in Bangladesh

Mohammad Mojammel Hussain Raihan, Mohammad Jasim Uddin
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31 Dec 2018

41 (2):111-122
International beauty pageants and the construction of hegemonic images of female beauty

H. I. G. C. Kumara, R. A. W. D. Jayawardhana
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31 Dec 2018

41 (2):123-136
An exploratory study on low labour force participation of women in Sri Lanka

S. J. M. N. G. Samarakoon, Geetha Mayadunne
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31 Dec 2018

41 (2):137-151

Book Reviews

Constructing Commongrounds: Everyday Lifeworlds Beyond Politicized Ethnicities in Sri Lanka by Anton Piyarathne

Tudor Silva
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31 Dec 2018

41 (2):153-156

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences

Current Issue

Volume 41 - Issue 2 - 2018

Review Articles

Trapped between the Dragon and South Asia’s big brother: the case of Sri Lanka’s “balanced” foreign policy

Indigenous and postcolonial sociology in South Asia: challenges and possibilities

Research Articles

Stress coping mechanisms practiced by medical undergraduates of a State Medical School in Sri Lanka

Creating women’s capabilities through microcredit in Bangladesh

International beauty pageants and the construction of hegemonic images of female beauty

An exploratory study on low labour force participation of women in Sri Lanka

Book Reviews

Constructing Commongrounds: Everyday Lifeworlds Beyond Politicized Ethnicities in Sri Lanka by Anton Piyarathne

An exploratory study on low labour force participation of women in Sri Lanka

International beauty pageants and the construction of hegemonic images of female beauty

Creating women’s capabilities through microcredit in Bangladesh

Indigenous and postcolonial sociology in South Asia: challenges and possibilities

Impact of microfinance on women's empowerment: a case study on two microfinance institutions in Sri Lanka

Female workers in textile and garment sectors in Sri Lankan Export Processing Zones (EPZs): gender dimensions and working conditions

Development and displacement: the national involuntary resettlement policy (NIRP) in practice

Brain Drain from Sri Lankan Universities

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