Social Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Poverty Reduction after the Civil War in Sri Lanka
This site contains information about the joint research project between Kobe University (Japan) and University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) in collaboration with Kandy Consulting Group (Pvt.) Ltd. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research) Grant Numbers 16KT0043 and 20H01497. The two rounds of surveys conducted in connection with this project were approved by the Ethical Review Committee, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University, with approval numbers 2017-01 and 2022-04.
Documents related to the Survey of Conflict-Affected Regions in Sri Lanka in 2018 (SCARS 2018)
Koji Yamazaki, Takahiro Ito, Jia Li, and Ramila Usoof-Thowfeek, 2021, "Survey of Conflict-Affected Regions in Sri Lanka: An Overview," GSICS working paper series No.37, March.
Research Papers
山崎幸治「スリランカにおける内戦の長期的影響：パイロット調査に基づくメンタルヘルスの分析 (Long-Term Effects of Civil Conflict in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Investigation of Mental Health Using Pilot Survey Data)」 、『経済志林』 第85巻4号、絵所秀紀教授退官記念号、2018年3月, published in Japanese。
Jia Li, Koji Yamazaki, and Takahiro Ito, 2019, "Probing Indirect Effects of Civil Conflict on Child Health in Non-Conflict Zones: Evidence from Sri Lanka," GSICS working paper series No.35, December. (Best Paper Award received at the 3rd Tsinghua Area Studies Forum, held on 3-5 July 2023 by the Institute for International and Area Studies, Tsinghua University)
Koji Yamazaki, Takahiro Ito, Jia Li, and Ramila Usoof-Thowfeek, 2021, "Survey of Conflict-Affected Regions in Sri Lanka: An Overview," GSICS working paper series No.37, March.
Jia Li, Takahiro Ito, Ramila Usoof-Thowfeek, and Koji Yamazaki, "The Scars of the Eelam War: Eroded Trust in North-Eastern Sri Lanka," in Guang Yang, Jing Zhang, Lanyu Liu, and Xinghan Xiong (eds.), Countries and Regions: Dynamic Interconnectivity, Area Studies Book Series, Tsinghua University, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. (Originally published as GSICS working paper series No.38, March 2021.)
The previous paper was also published in Chinese: 伊拉姆战争创伤：斯里兰卡东北部的信任流失 / 李佳 伊藤高弘 拉米拉·尤素夫-图菲克 山崎幸治 in 楊光, 張静, 劉嵐雨，熊星翰（編）,『 国家与区域：动态中的联结』 (Country and Region: Dynamic Connections, Proceedings of the Second Tsinghua Regional Research Forum), 商務印書館, 2023.
Takahiro Ito, Jia Li, Ramila Usoof-Thowfeek, and Koji Yamazaki, "Educational Consequences of Firsthand Exposure to Armed Conflict: The Case of the Sri Lankan Civil War," World Development, Volume 173, January 2024, 106430. (Originally published as CSRDA Discussion Paper No.11, March 2021.)
Other Related Articles
山崎幸治「経済教室 スリランカ混乱の背景：コロナ禍に失政が追い打ち」 (Koji Yamazaki "Backgrounds on Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka")（日本経済新聞, Nikkei Newspaper、朝刊、2022年8月12日, Aug. 12, 2022）in Japanese.
Photos from the field
IDP Camp in Jaffna
Feb. 2017
Pilot Survey
Nov. 2017
Training Session
March 2018
Sunset in the Indian Ocean
