Skip main navigation

Conflict, violence, and institutions in Sri Lanka

Prof Gillian Wylie and Prof Jude Lal Fernando talk about conflict, violence, and institutions in Sri Lanka.

In this video, Jude and Gillian talk about the impact of conflict on sustainable development in Sri Lanka.

Jude explains how, although the conflict officially ended in 2009, there are still major challenges to achieving peace.


  • Thinking about your own country, does past conflict have an affect on achieving sustainable development goals today?
  • Have political institutions had an impact on this? Why? Why not?
This article is from the free online

Achieving Sustainable Development

Created by
FutureLearn - Learning For Life

Reach your personal and professional goals

Unlock access to hundreds of expert online courses and degrees from top universities and educators to gain accredited qualifications and professional CV-building certificates.

Join over 18 million learners to launch, switch or build upon your career, all at your own pace, across a wide range of topic areas.

Start Learning now