made useful.
Agora’s publications translate rigorous research into accessible analysis, practical policy recommendations and informed public debate.
keeping.
Research should not disappear when the report is published.
Agora’s publication programme is designed to create a durable body of independent scholarship addressing important questions in Sri Lanka, South Asia and the world.
Publications will range from major annual reports and research studies to concise policy briefs, essays and the Institute’s quarterly journal.
All publications will be guided by evidence, intellectual independence and practical relevance.
that define Agora.
Four major publication series will form the backbone of the Institute’s annual intellectual output.
An annual assessment of Sri Lanka’s economy, macroeconomic outlook, structural challenges and policy priorities.
View PublicationAn annual examination of major geopolitical, technological, economic and social trends.
View PublicationShort, practical policy briefs addressing important questions facing policymakers.
Browse PapersA quarterly journal of ideas, research, essays, interviews and intellectual debate.
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An assessment of macroeconomic conditions, structural reform and Sri Lanka’s economic outlook.
Major geopolitical, technological and economic trends shaping the international environment.
A policy framework for productivity, investment and long-term competitiveness.
Key choices facing fiscal policy and public financial management.
Strategic considerations for a changing Indian Ocean environment.
Essays, interviews and research examining the institutions that shape prosperity.
Why rigorous inquiry matters in an increasingly polarised policy environment.
Serious questions.
The Agora Papers are concise policy publications designed to make rigorous analysis accessible to policymakers, professionals and the wider public.
Understanding productivity, enterprise and investment in a small open economy.
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Read Paper →How digital technology and AI may transform government and public administration.
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Review
A quarterly journal bringing together original research, essays, interviews, commentary and intellectual debate across the Institute’s areas of interest.
The Review will provide a space for scholars, practitioners and public thinkers to engage with questions that extend beyond immediate news cycles.
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Research should be grounded in credible evidence and transparent analysis.
Conclusions are determined by inquiry, not by external political interests.
Complex issues should be communicated clearly and accessibly.
Authors and publications should be transparent about evidence and methodology.
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