


Subhangi M.K. Herath
2003. ‘Gender and Media.’ Published in Women, Media Portrait and Reality (in Sinhala with English and Tamil translations). Colombo: Ministry of Women’s Affairs
2008. ‘Internally Displaced Persons: Implications for the Development of Social Work in Sri Lanka.’ Co-authored with Bogdan Lešnik, in Social Work in the Context of Political Conflict, (ed. ) Shulamith Ramon. Birmingham: Venture Press. 2008. ‘Meeting the Challenge of Caring for Elderly in Sri Lanka – A gender Perspective.’ In, The Journal of Social Work, Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Siri Hettige
2000a. Sri Lanka at Cross Roads. Co-edited with M. Meyer. New Delhi: Macmillan
2000b. Readership Survey of Sri Lanka 1997-98. Colombo: Ministry of Cultural Affairs
2000c. Voter Aspirations in Sri Lanka. Colombo: Fredrich Ebert Stiftung
2001. Globalization, Electronic Media and Cultural Change: The Case of Sri Lanka (Eds. S.T. Hettige et.al.). Colombo: German Cultural Institute
2002. Sri Lankan Youth; Challenges and Responses. Co-edited with M. Mayer. Colombo:FES
2004a. Contemporary Social Crisis in Sri Lanka (in Sinhala). Colombo: Godage & Sons
2004b. Improving Livelihoods. Co- authored with N. Fernando, et.al. Colombo: GTZ/ IMCAP/ CMC
2005. Perspectives in Social Development in Sri Lanka. Edito. Colombo: SPARC
2007. Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka: Retrospect and Prospect. Colombo: SPARC and Actionaid International
2008. Youth, Peace and Sustainable Development in South Asia. Colombo. Colombo: CEPA
2009. Social and Political Exclusion of Youth in Sri Lanka (co-authored with Harini Amarasuriya). Colombo: SPARC- International Alert
2000a. ‘Politics, Social Order and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka.’ In, R. Lidija Basta Fleiner et. al. eds., Rule of Law and Organization of the Sate in Asia: The multicultural State in Asia. Munich: Helbing & Lichtenhahn
2000b. ‘Development of Social Science Education’ (With Karunanayake M.M.). In, S.Tilakaratne and H.M.P. Gunasena (eds.) University Education Since Independence. Colombo: U.G.C.
2000c. ‘Methodology in Social Research Essays in Honor of Ramakrishna Mukherjee’ (Book Review). In, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science, 2002 -23
2001b. ‘Consumerism, Youth and Identity formation.’ In, S.T. Hettige, et.al, Globalization Electronic Media and Cultural Change. Colombo: Germen Cultural Institute
2001c.‘Empowering Local Communities Through Devolution of Power in Sri Lanka; The Unfinished Agenda. In, Governance Journal, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, 21- 31, Vol. 1 No.01
2002. ‘Globalization and Its Impact on Sri Lanka.’ In, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science, 2002- 25
2003. ‘Economic Liberalization, Changing Opportunity Structures and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka. In, D. Winslow and M. Woost (eds.) Economy, Culture and Civil War in Sri Lanka. Bloomington: Indiana University Press
2004a. ‘Economic Growth and Social Polarization under Globalization.’ In, W. Glatzer (ed.) Rich and Poor: Disparities, Perceptions and Concomitants, Dordrechts: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 203-216
2004b. ‘Pseudo- Modernization and the Formation of Youth Identities in Sri Lanka.’ In, P. Mukherji and Sengupta (eds.) Indigeneity and Universality in Social Science, New Delhi: Sage Publications
2004d. ‘Ethnicity vs. Nationalism: The Devolution Discourse in Sri Lanka’ (Book Review). Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science, 2004-27
2004e. ‘Devolution of Power: Theory and Practice, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance.’ Governance Journal, 1-5, Vol. No. 03
2005a. School to Work Transition of Youth in Sri Lanka. Geneva: International Labour Office, (co-edited with Markus Mayer and Maleeka Salih)
2005b. ‘Colombo’. In, Nas Peter (ed) Diversities of Urban Change in Asia. London: Routledge
2005c. Gender and Alcohol in Sri Lanka in Alcohol, Gender and Drinking Problems. Geneva: WHO (co-authored with D. Paranagama)
2005d. ‘Peace, Conflict and Development in the context of Sri Lanka.’ In, Sociological Bulletin, vol. 54, No3
2005e. ‘Empowering Local Communities for Better Poverty Monitoring and Planning in Sri Lanka.’ In, New Challenges for the CBMS; Seeking Opportunities for a More Responsive Role. CBMS/ IDRC/AKI, Maniles
2006a. ‘Conflict and Development in the Context of Sri Lanka.’ In, The Journal of the Indian Sociological Society
2006b. ‘Education and Employment in a liberal Economic Environment.’ In, Abstracts, ISA, 2006 – 107
2006c. ‘Measuring Vulnerability at Local Level.’ In, J. Birkmann (ed) Measuring Vulnerability to Natural Hazards. Tokyo: United Nations University Press (article co- authored with John Birkmann and Nishara Fernando)
2007a. ‘Peace, Conflict and Development: A Macro Sociological Perspective’. In, Beyond Borders, The SAARC Journal of Literature, Ideas and Arts, New Delhi, vol. 3, No. 1, Spring
2007b. ‘Modernization, Education and Social Justice in Sri Lanka.’ In K. Kumar and J. Oesterheld (eds.) Education and Social Change in South Asia. New Delhi: Orient Longman Ltd
2007c. ‘Understanding Pervasive Corruption.’ In, Sri Lanka Journal of Development Administration, vol. 3, No 1, 45- 62
2008a. ‘Local Democracy: The Sri Lankan Experience.’ In, D. Gellner and K. Hachchetu (eds) Local Government in South Asia: Micro – processes of Democratization in Nepal and its Neighbors. Delhi: Sage Publications
2008b. ‘Youth and Political Engagement.’ In, D.Gellner (ed) Ethnic Activism and Civil Society in south Asia. New Delhi: Sage publications
2008c. ‘Policy, State, Nation- state and Ethnicity in Sri Lanka.’ In, A.R. Embong (ed.) Rethinking Ethnicity & Nation – Building, Malaysia, Sri Lanka & Fiji in Comparative Perspective. Malaysia: Persatuan Sains Sosial (co-authored with Thangarajah, Yuvi)
2008d. ‘Public policies and ethnic relations in Sri Lanka.’ In, N. Tarling, and E.T. Gomez (eds.) The State, Development and Identity in Multi- Ethnic Societies- Ethnicity, Equity and the Nation. London & New York: Rutledge
2009b. ‘Youth Activism in Sri Lanka: The Case of the JVP.’ In, D. Gellner (ed.) Political Activism in South Asia. Delhi: Sage
2009c. ‘Sociological Enterprise at the Periphery: The Case of Sri Lanka.’ In, M. Burawoy et al. (eds) Sociology in an Unequal World. Taipei: Academia Zinica
Ramanie Jayatilaka
2000. ‘The Situation of Women in Revitalizing Agriculture and Community Life in Saga Prefecture.’ Center For Regional Studies, Faculty of Economics, Saga University, Vol.11, March
2001. ‘Social Issues Related to Human Resource Development in the Context of Participatory Development.’ In, Human Resource Development in the Context of Participatory Rural Development. Colombo: Japan International Cooperation Agency, University of Colombo
2001. ‘Participatory Rural Development, the Role of Facilitator: Experienced Gained.’ In, External Linkages in the Context of Participatory Rural Development. Colombo: Japan International Cooperation Agency, University of Colombo
2001. ‘Utilization of Physical Resources: Issues of Sustainability.’ In, Utilization of Physical Resources in the Context of Participatory Rural Development. Colombo: Japan International Cooperation Agency, University of Colombo
2005. ‘Elderly in Sri Lanka: Future Challenges.’ In, International Comparative Study on Support of the Elderly and Social Services in Asia and the Pacific. Tokyo: Social Work Research Institute and Japan College of Social Work
2005. Home Truths: Children in Institutional Care. Co-authored with Harini Amarasuriya. Colombo: Save The Children
2005. Social Perceptions of the Impacts of Colombo Water Supply Projects.” Co-authored with Asit. K. Biswas and Cecillia Tortajada. In, The Journal of the Human Environment
2007. ‘Women in Non-Farming Activities: Are Women Empowered or Not?’ In, Jaya Arunachalam & U. Kalpagam Eds. Rural Women in South Asia. Delhi: Rawat Publications
2007. ‘Non-Governmental Organizations in Peace and Development in Sri Lanka: Positive Impacts and Challenges.’ In, Subrata Banarjee (ed.) Peace and Development: Haksar Memorial Vol. IV. Chandigarh: Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development
2008. Women Migrant Workers and Trafficking in Sri Lanka. Colombo: Women’s Education & Research Centre, Colombo
2009. ‘Migration, ICPD- ’15 Years On.’ In, Bradman Weerakoon ed., Sri Lanka A Review of Progress. Colombo: FPA Sri Lanka
Sasanka Perera
2007. Politics of Memory: Political Violence, Remembrance and Erasure in Southern Sri Lanka. Colombo: ICES
2007. Reading Sri Lankan Society and Culture: Essays in Sri Lankan Social Sciences, 1960 – 1983, Volume 1 (In Sinhala /Co-editor). Colombo: Colombo Institute
Reading Sri Lankan Society and Culture: Essays in Sri Lankan Social Sciences, 1980 – 1999, Volume 2 (In Sinhala /Co-editor). Colombo: Colombo Institute
2007. Reading Sri Lankan Society and Culture: Essays in Sri Lankan Social Sciences, 2000 – 2006, Volume 3 (In Sinhala /Co-editor). Colombo: Colombo Institute
2006. Patitha Sinhala – English and English – Sinhala Glossary for Cultural Studies, 1st Edition. Co-edited with Harindra Dassanayake. Colombo: Colombo Institute for the Advanced Study of Society and Culture
2005. Alternate Space: Trivial Writings of an Academic. Colombo: Yellow House Publications
2006. ‘Christian Evangelical Activity and the Reemergence of Militant Buddhism: Concerns for Internal Security’. In, Mufleh R. Osmany and Shaheen Afroze eds., Religious Militancy and Security in South Asia. Dhaka: Academic Press and Publishers Library
2004. ‘Sri Lankan Education System as a Reflection of Society’s Ruptures: A Conceptual and Theoretical Exploration’. Narahenpita: National Education Commission
2001. ‘Spirit Possessions and Avenging Ghosts: Stories of Supernatural Activity as Narratives of Terror and Mechanisms of Coping and Remembering’. In, Veena Das, Arthur Kleinman, Margaret Lock, Mamphela Ramphele, and Pamela Reynolds eds., Remaking a World: Violence, Social Suffering, and Recovery. Los Angeles and Berkley: University of California Press
2001. ‘Independence Avenue is Closed: Public Space and Mobility in the Context of Security and Insecurity in Colombo’. In, The Island, Colombo: Upali Newspapers Ltd (20th July)
Chandrasiri Niriella
2010. Urban Housing Policy in Sri Lanka: A Study of Relationship between State, Market and Social Classes in South Asia. Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GMBH & CO. KG
2010. Ethnic Strife and Urban Neighbourhood Ties: Lessons Learnt from Low-income Dwellers in Colombo. Sri Lanka. Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GMBH & CO. KG
2006. Recent Economic Mobility and Its Socio-Economic Impact on the Slum Dwellers in Colombo City.
Colombo: Faculty of Graduate Studies. University of Colombo
2005 Ethnic Differences and Urban Neighborhood Relationships among the Slum Dwellers of Colombo.
‘Domains’ USA-South Focus Press/Colombo: International Center for Ethnic Studies
2005. The Social Life Emerging from a Modern Suburban Housing Scheme. The Case of the Mattegoda Housing Scheme in Sri Lanka. Colombo: Institute of Workers’ Education. University of Colombo
2004. Ethnic Relationships and Social Cohesion among the Slum Dwellers in Colombo City. Colombo: Centre for the Poverty Analysis
Chandani Liyanage
2010. “A paradigm for Well-being: The social construction of health in Rural Sri Lanka in Health, Illness and Medicine: Ethnographic Readings, Arima Mishra(eds), New Delhi, Orient BlackSwam.
2008. ” Treatment Seeking Behavior: Significance of socio-cultural systems and limitations of biomedical approaches”. Patitha, Vol. 05. Colombo Institute for Advance Socio-cultural studies, Colombo.
2002. “Heath Seeking behavior in Sri Lanka” in Health sector in Sri Lanka: Current status and challenges. Health development and research programme: University of Colombo with the collaboration of Burgan University.
2001. “Health and Development” in Issues on Human Resource Development. UC-JICA Joint study project on participatory development, University of Colombo.
2000. “Rogi charyawa” (Illness Behavior: A sociological Analysis) Wejesuriya Publishing house, Mullariyawa, Sri Lanka.
1998 “Social class, health beliefs and treatment seeking behavior in a peri-Urban community in Sri Lanka”. Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Social Science and Medicine conference on health social science. Indonesia 1998. PP 127-16.
Nishara Fernando
2008. ‘Youth Aspirations for Education, Vocational Qualifications and Livelihoods in the Context of Economic Liberalization in Sri Lanka.’ In, Hettige, S.T. & Mayer, M eds., Youth, Peace and Sustainable Development. Colombo: Centre for Poverty Analysis
2008. ‘Measuring Revealed and Emergent Vulnerabilities of Coastal Communities to Tsunami in Sri Lanka – A Prerequisite for Sustainable Reconstruction’. Co-authored with Joern Birkmann. In, Disasters, Vol. 32, Issue, pp 82-105
2007. ‘Rapid Vulnerability Assessment in Sri Lanka.’ Co-authored with Joern Birkmann, S, Hettige et.al. Education publication Series of UNU-EHS. No.7-2007. New York and Tokyo: UNU-Press
2006. ‘Measuring Vulnerability in Sri Lanka at the Local Level. Co-authored with Joern Birkmann and Siri Hettige. In, Joern Birkmann ed., Measuring Vulnerability to Hazards of Natural Origin - Towards Disaster Resilient Societies. New York and Tokyo: UNU-Press
2005. ‘Education and Employability: Skills, Competencies and Expectations of Sri Lankan Youth.’ Co-authored with Markus Mayer and Maleeka Salih. In, S.T Hettige, Markus Mayer and Maleeka Salih eds., School to Work Transition of Youth in Sri Lanka. Geneva: International Labour Organization
2004. ‘A Measure of Urban Vulnerable Livelihoods – A Case of Colombo.’ In, IWE Journal (Institute of Workers’ Education, University of Colombo), Volume 4: 2004
2004. ‘Improving Livelihoods of the Urban Poor – A Study of Resettlements Schemes in Colombo, Sri Lanka.’ Co-authored with S.T Hettige, Markus Mayer and Christiane Noe. Published by GTZ Sri Lanka in collaboration with Participatory Improvement of Underserved Settlement of the Colombo Municipal Council (PRIMUSS) and Improving Capacities for Poverty and Social Policy Research Program of the University of Colombo (IMCAP)
2003. ‘Socio-Economic Profile of Un-convicted Prisoners: A Study on Welikada Remand Prison, Sri Lanka. Published under CSHR report series 2003/1 by Centre for the Study of Human Rights, University of Colombo
2001. ‘TV and Youth: Findings from National Youth Survey.’ Co-authored with with S. T. Hettige. In, S. T Hettige, Markus Mayer and Ayoma Abeysuriya eds., Globalization, Electronic Media and Cultural Change. Colombo: German Cultural Institute
Gameela Samarasinghe
2006. Transitional Justice in the Context of Psychosocial Work in Sri Lanka (Co-author). Colombo: Social Policy Analysis and Research Centre, University of Colombo
Premakumara de Silva
2000. Globalization and The Transformation of Planetary Rituals in Southern Sri Lanka. Colombo: International Centre for Ethnic Studies
2000. ‘Sri Lankan Culture under the impact of Globalization: Homogenization or Revitalization.’ In, Hettige, S.T & Mayer, M (eds.) Sri Lanka at Cross-Roads, Dilemmas and Prospects after 50 Years of Independence. London: Macmillan Press
2007. ‘Hindu and Muslim Connections to Sri Pada.’ In, Religion in Context (ed.) Jayadeva Uyangoda. Colombo: Social Scientists’ Association
2010. ‘(Re)production of Nationalism and Communal Politics in the Age of Globalization: Popular Buddhism in Sri Lanka’ In, Communalism and Globalization in South Asia and Its Diaspora (eds.) Deana Heath and Chandana Mathur. London: Routledge
2001. ‘An Overview of Ritual Theories: Ritualization and Human Agency.’ In, Pravada Vol.7 No 4. Colombo: Social Scientists' Association
2002, ‘Past in the Present: the Problematic of interpreting “History” in a Plural Society’ In, Pravada Vol.10, No.6. Social Scientists' Association Colombo
2006. ‘Hindu and Muslim Connections to Sri Pāda’ In Polity, Social Scientists' Association Colombo. Vol. 03, No 03
2006. ‘Anthropology of ‘Sinhala Buddhism.’ In, Contemporary Buddhism: An International Journal, Vol. 7, Number 2, Nov. 2006
2007. ‘Socio-cultural Aspects of Globalization: The Case of Sri Lanka,’ In, Economic Review. Vol. 33. No 1-3
2008. ‘Putting Democracy under an Ethnographic Lens: Understanding of ‘Democracy’ and Popular Politics of JHU in Sri Lanka.’ In, PCD Publication – Journal, Vol.1 No. 1, pp 138-145
2008. ‘Historicization’ of Anthropology and ‘anthropologization’ of history: An Overview.’ In, Polity, Vol. 04. No 03
2008. ‘God of Compassion and the Divine Protector of ‘Sri Pada’: Trends in Popular Buddhism in Sri Lanka. In, The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities (SLJH) Vol. xxxiv (Nos. 1 & 2)
2009. ‘Colonial Knowledge’ Productions on Sri Pada as ‘Adam’s Peak.’ In, Royal Asiatic Society Journal of Sri Lanka (forthcoming)
2009. ‘Second Tsunami’: Loss of Co-existence among Tsunami -Affected Communities in Southern Sri Lanka. Colombo: SSA
2009. ‘(Un)making Modernity and Modernisation: A conceptual Inquiry.’ In, Colombo University Review Vol. 1, No. 03 (In press)
2009. ‘Discourse and Counter-discourse(s) on the New Bhikkhuni Order in Sri Lanka: An Ethnographical Inquiry.’ In, Annual Journal of Gender Studies, Nivedini Vol.15 (Forthcoming)
Iresha Karunaratne
2009. Teaching of English: A Sociological Study. New Delhi : A.P.H. Publishing Corporation
2008. Teaching English in Urban Sri Lanka: The Case of Four Government Schools in Colombo. In, University of Colombo Review, 1, 2, pp 66-79
Farzana Hanifa
2005. ‘Sri Lanka: Militarization in the Context of Protracted Civil War.’ In, Militarization, State, Society and Culture in Asia. Jayadeva Uyangoda Ed., Special Issue of Asian Exchange 20:2/21:1 2004-2005
2005. ‘Under Cover: Reflection on the Practice of Hijab amongst Urban Muslim Women in Sri Lanka.’ In, Gender, Society, and Change. Colombo: Centre for Women’s Research
2006. In the Pursuit of Democracy in Postcolonial Sri Lanka: Local Human Rights Approaches to Transitional Justice. New York: International Centre for Transitional Justice
‘Believing Women, Piety and Power amongst Muslim Women in Contemporary Sri Lanka.’ In, Islamic Reformism in South Asia. Phillipo Ossella and Caroline Ossella Eds. Special Issue of Modern Asian Studies (forthcoming)
2008. ‘Winning Ways: Middle Class Muslim and Reforming Worship in Contemporary Sri Lanka.’ In, Gender and Islam: The South Asian Experience edited, A. Lindburg and S. Fennell. London: Routledge
2008. Twice Removed: Report on Women in the Northern Muslim Community expelled by the LTTE. Colombo: Law & Society Trust
Dilrukshi Abeysinghe
2008. ‘The Relationship between Non-qualified Allopathic Medical Practitioners and Their Patients.’ In, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. June 2008 14(5): 553-557
Anthonimuttu Robinson
2006. Essays in Sociology (In Tamil – Samoogaviyal Kadduraikal). Colombo: Author publication
M. T. M. Mahees
2004. Livelihood Vulnerability and Collective Environmental Actions. Colombo: 04th Poverty Symposium by Center for Poverty Analysis (CEPA)
2008. Water Pollution in Pinga Oya: an gender analysis. Kandy: Water Resources Research in Sri Lanka by Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka
2009. Political Economy of Water Pollution in River Mahaweli. Kandy: Water Resources Research in Sri Lanka by Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka
2010a. Consumption, solid waste generation, water pollution in River Mahaweli. Kandy: Congress. PGIA
2010b. Interdisciplinarity towards Integrated Water Resource Management (Group paper).Kandy: Water Resources Research in Sri Lanka by Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka
2011a. Awareness, attitude solid waste generation and water pollution in upper Mahaweli catchment. Dhaka: 3rd International Conference on Water & Flood Management
2011b. Environmental movements in Sri Lanka. Germany: VDM publisher