The International Conference on Social Studies, Colombo(ICOSS 2014) is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Social Sciences.
ICOSS aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of social studies, and discuss the practical issues encountered and the solutions adopted. The conference will result in a publication containing a selection of the papers that were presented at the conference.


Geography and Climate Changers

Population and environment
Meteorology and climatic dynamics
Disaster management
Regional development studies
rural development and Planning
Natural resource management
Contemporary geographical issues
GIS for development



Philosophy and Psychology

Philosophy and mental development
Sexuality and society
Industrial philosophy
Philosophy of life
Childhood and childhood development
Educational philosophy
Low and moral philosophy
Abnormal psychology
stress management
Ethics



Politics and Political Sociology

Modern politics and ancient politics
Human right
Political parties, pressure groups and public opinion
Gender and politics
Political sociology
Conflicts resolution and peace
Current issues in world politics
International politics



Sociology and Anthropology

Sociology and sociological theories
Biological or physical anthropology
Human history and Prehistory
Environmental sociology
Social and cultural changes
Urban sociology and social issues
Medical sociology and sociology of health
Culture and personality
Ethnology and ethnic issues
Economics and political anthropology
Anthropology and human diseases
Human ecology and behavior
History and Archaeology



Criminology and Justice

psychology of crimes
Computer and internet crimes
Child right and child abuse
female criminality
police and judiciary
criminal low
International terrorism
Crime control and prevention
Crime and human right violation
Cultural criminology



Gender and Women’s Studies

Women and education
Women’s global leadership
Women and politics
Sexual abuse and harassment
Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Global Political Issues
Transnational Feminisms
Gender, Race, Nation and Health
Geographic of race and gender
Gender and culture
Bodies and boundaries


“Sinhala” Session
(This session specially designed for academicians who expected to presents their findings in Sinhala Medium)