• Effectiveness of governance and accountability mechanism of the Second Community Development and Livelihood Improvement Project 

  WICKRAMASINGHE C N; Kumara M M S (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  This research study is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of governance and accountability mechanism of Second Community Development and Livelihood Improvement Project (SCDLIP). The study has focused on village ...
• Stilt fishing in Southern Sri Lanka: management constraints and future sustainability 

  Epa, U.P.K.; Zoysa, M.C.L. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Stilt fishing is one of the traditional artisanal fishing methods which cannot be seen in any part of the world except in Southern coast of Sri Lanka. This unique fishing method is identified by the supporting structure ...
• Domestication of Exacum trinervium 

  Meneripitiya, M.S.K.; Jayatilleke, M.P. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Exacum trinervium (L) (Binara) (Gentianaceae) is one of the endemic rare plant species in Sri Lanka. Though the availability of these plants has restricted to certain areas of the country it can be used for both horticultural ...
• Information marketing in special libraries 

  Dasanayake, A. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Aim of the concept of Marketing at present is not only gaining profit through buying and selling. Helping organizations to gain their institutional objectives in order to move towards their development too is one of the ...
• A bibliographical survey of the palm leaf manuscripts in Ridiviharaya in Kurunegala District & Aluthepola Ganekanda temple, Gampaha District 

  Piyarathana L (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  This research was undertaken with the aim of studying the bibliographical features of palm leaf manuscripts in Sri Lanka. Two temples namely, Ridiviharaya and Aluthepola which possess these manuscripts were selected as ...
• Sri Lankan research output at international level: a picture from Scopus 

  Navaneethkrishnan S (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Highlighting the various output patterns of research publications of Sri Lanka, present study identifies the trends in Sri Lankan research performance as reflected by the research publications output between years 1980 ...
• Semiotics of the language used in Commercials 

  Liyanage D (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Here we study regarding the semiotics contained in the language of advertising. An advertisement is a marketing tool which has rapid increase within present commercial world. In that the television is a media which advertises ...
• Paradox between the media education and media industry in Sri Lanka 

  Jinadasa M P K (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  This study looks into the mismatch between media education and media industry in Sri Lanka. Based on a mixed methodology (using textual analysis of the syllabi of the universities, peer review made by the academics from ...
• Rehabilitation and aftercare of drug related women prisoners in Sri Lanka 

  Subasinghe, Wasantha; Kumudu Sumedha (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Many people grasping to drugs faced difficulty to detach themselves from the spell of drugs. Therefore, the number of drug related prisoners are increasing. This group has defined ?drug-related prisoners? as prisoners who ...
• A sociological study on the influence of foreign employment on family 

  Amarathunga, K.M.G.C.K. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  The Research Problem of this study was the effects, changes and influences caused in the family due to foreign employment of parents. Since the introduction of the open economy, international labor migration has widely ...
• Adaptation puzzle of war widows: the social risk of becoming a (fe)/male 

  Edirisinghe, E.A.D.A. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  The study examines the social impact of a by-product of the civil conflict existed in Sri Lanka for over 30 years. The problem of war widowers/widows is a common phenomenon in countries with armed-conflicts. The conflict ...
• Politicization of community organizations and development process in rural Sri Lanka: a case study of Northwestern Sri Lanka 

  Vitharana L D S (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  In Sri Lanka, policy makers and political authorities take serious steps to empower rural areas and ensure active participation of rural masses in the development process, because a majority of the population is concentrated ...
• Impact of community empowerment projects in household decision making autonomy of Estate women 

  Kumudu Sumedha (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Empowerment of women is an important approach in the development discourse. Empowerment, which is greatly used in relation to women, ethnic minorities and other marginalized groups and related to provide strength and ...
• Social impacts of ?Rajarata kidney disease?: with special reference to Welioya Divisional Secretariat Division 

  Karunathilake K; Vitharana L D S (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Though there are certain evidences of historical roots for kidney disease in the North Central Province, it had not become a major health hazard for the people of this region until last two decades. However, it has rapidly ...
• A sociological study on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in the North Central province, Sri Lanka (with special reference to the Padawiya area) 

  Subasinghe, Wasantha (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health problem. It is also known as chronic renal disease or chronic renal failure, which is a degenerative, progressive condition marked by the gradual loss of kidney function. ...
• Transport system in ancient Sri Lanka 

  Ranasinghe G K; Singhabahu N K; Premasiri S (Transport system in ancient Sri Lanka. Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Transport was an important aspect of the day to day life of the ancient Sri Lankans. Various transport facilities were used and available for the king, higher officers and the general public too. What was important is that, ...
• An investigation on the origin of the concept of ?God Natha? in Sri Lanka 

  Dilhani, A. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  The main distinction between the Mahayana and the Theravadhi Buddhism is the homage paid to Bodhisattva veneration by the devotees of the Mahayana Buddhism. According to the Theravadhi Buddhist traditions, there had been ...
• The economic conditions of the Dambadeniya period as depicted by the Royal Donations to the Buddhist Sangha 

  Sudharmawathie J M (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  This paper focuses on the relationship between the economic conditions of the Dambadeniya Period and the Royal Donations to the Buddhist Sangha. The political instability during the last phase of the Rajarata civilization ...
• The role of the traders in monetary transactions in ancient Sri Lanka 

  Gunawardana, V.D.N.S. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Hereby, attention is focused on the study of the monetary transactions in the Anur?dhapura period which runs from the 6th B.C. to 1017 A.C. In order to understand the nature of the internal trade of the Anuradhapura period, ...
• Terminological issues in the field of disaster management: an overview 

  Amarasinghe, A.G. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

  Terminologies can be considered as the key driving force of any field of studies or development programs. Significant number of terminology is in use in the field of disaster management at present. The field of disaster ...

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