International Peace Research Institute
He was invited to join the International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in Oslo, Norway, as a Research Fellow in 1982. At this juncture, ethnic polarisation in Sri Lanka had increased, and after 1977, relations between the Tamils and the Government of Sri Lanka had deteriorated. Against this backdrop, he singlemindedly dedicated himself to finding solutions to the ethnic conflict and studied means by which further damage could be prevented. This quest led to his early attempt to advocate an early warning system to prevent conflict.
He was later appointed Research Director and led PRIO’s programme on ethnic conflict and conflict resolution. His research programme was now honed and unveiled as an early attempt to warn the international community of impending ethnic and national conflicts and to engage in debate with the international community on the importance of focusing on internal conflicts, early warning and conflict prevention.
During his tenure, Dr. Rupesinghe was appointed as the Co¬ordinator to the Programme on Governance and Conflict Resolution at the United Nations University, Tokyo, where he edited two volumes and commissioned several monographs on identity conflict. He was also Chair of the Commission on Internal Conflicts of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA), where he concluded his chairmanship by publishing four volumes on ‘Early Warning and Conflict Resolution’.
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