The Sri Lanka Barometer (SLB) is a research initiative to deepen the understanding of how Sri Lankans perceive reconciliation and its most salient dimensions, as well as to track progress in each of these dimensions.
The Sri Lanka Barometer Initiative
The Sri Lanka Barometer initiative (SLB) consists of three components: nationally representative public opinion surveys conducted every two years; complementary research to further explore the findings of the surveys, primarily using qualitative methods; and communcations and outreach work. The overarching objective of the SLB is to inform public discourse and policymaking in the country’s pursuit of greater unity and inclusion.
The SLB was piloted under the Strengthening Reconciliation Processes in Sri Lanka (SRP) program between 2018 and 2022 and is now supported by the program Strengthening Social Cohesion and Peace in Sri Lanka (SCOPE). Both SRP and SCOPE are co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by GIZ, in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka.
The SLB was piloted under the Strengthening Reconciliation Processes in Sri Lanka (SRP) program between 2018 and 2022 and is now supported by the program Strengthening Social Cohesion and Peace in Sri Lanka (SCOPE). Both SRP and SCOPE are co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by GIZ, in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka.