Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute hosted a seminar at the LKI for a visiting study group comprising academic staff and over 100 undergraduates from the Public Policy Department of Ruhuna University recently.
LKI’s Executive Director, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha, led the interactive discussion, supported by the LKI’s research and administration teams, outlining the Institute’s current research priorities and issues related to International Relations and Sri Lanka Foreign Policy. Head/Department of Public Policy of the Ruhuna University Dr. Indi Akurugoda, Dr. Nisanka Sanjeewani Ariyarathne and Assistant Lecturers of the Department accompanied the undergraduates to this seminar.
Director (Administration) Chathuka Senanayake welcomed the group to LKI and provided an overview of the structure, function, research programme, publications and flagship and other collaborative activities of the institute.
Ambassador Aryasinha, emphasised the importance of studying international relations and foreign policy in a manner that is of practical relevance, and how an understanding of theoretical frameworks can complement policy development. While sharing his perspective on contemporary Sri Lanka Foreign Policy, the Executive Director detailed key challenges Sri Lanka faces and emphasised the need for greater public discourse and strengthened decision-making structures/processes in navigating Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy and relations.
LKI Research Fellow Michael Iveson, and Research Assistants Dulanaka Jayasinghe and Nethmi Jinadasa briefed the students on their ongoing research projects which covered economic policy, climate change, GSP+, human rights, and UN Peacekeeping. The research team explained their research objectives, how they approach research projects, the challenges encountered in the process of research and how they overcame them, and their research outcomes.
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