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Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka is a deeply religious society whose public institutions operate with at least a veneer of a largely secular ethos. The dominant religious traditions, especially Buddhism, profess commitments to peace yet are intertwined in a national history laden with strife and violence. Deep crises have disrupted many ongoing approaches as well as assumptions.

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Policy Brief October 21, 2024

Sri Lanka COVID-19 Qualitative Study: Highlights and Takeaways

During the four and a half years since the COVID- 19 pandemic began, in March 2020, impacts of the virus have shaped Sri Lankan life and society in both seismic and subtle ways. Quantitative studies have produced important statistics about Sri Lankans’ behavior and attitudes regarding COVID-19 and related topics, but the subjective experiences of Sri Lankans who lived through the period are often…

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