Sri Lanka: 60 Years of “Independence” and beyond is a collection of articles exploring the complex issues that underpin Sri Lanka’s history since its “independence” in 1948 a period dominated by conflict between the Sinhalese and the Tamil people of the island.

This book provides a comprehensive and up to date account of the island’s “post independence” era by authors who, over many years, have written widely on the subject.

The Centre for Just Peace and Democracy (CJPD) is an action research centre working towards a negotiated resolution to the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. With approximately a million Tamils living in India, North America, Europe and Australia, the Tamil diaspora has historically played a significant role in the conflict in Sri Lanka. CJPD was founded in 2004 to formalise pre-existing networks of activists and academics in the Tamil diaspora and beyond.