Biography

  • The Challenge of gender-mainstreaming  in Post-conflict Sri Lanka: with Special Reference to Northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka
  • Supervisor:- Dr. Deirdre MacKay
  • I joined Keele University on May 2012 as a PhD student at the Institute for the Social Sciences. I am doing my PhD in Social Policy and Administration
  • I studied my Masters Degree (MA), BA (Hons) and Teaching Methodology (CTHE) at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • I have a Diploma in Counselling and I am a Professional Counsellor
  • Currently I am Senior lecturer in Political Science at the Department of Social Sciences at Sabaragamuwa University.
  • I have more than 14 years of teaching experience in a University, One Year Private Sector job experience
  • Working in the University, I have some experience in following fields;

      Career Guidance

      Director

      Subject coordinator

Award

  • I was awarded Gold Medal for the Best presentation - in the Women’s Studies session at the International Symposium at the University of Sabaragamuwa-2006

Research and scholarship

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Publication Item

Abstracts

01

Hemalatha. R.P.S. 2006. The Levels of Women’s Participation in Local politics and the Obstacles for Participation of Women in Local Politics with Special reference to Sabaragamuwa Province. The Issues and Challenges of the 21st Century- 10th  Anniversary 1st International Symposium4th -8th

02

Hemalatha. R.P.S & Sooriyagoda S.R.D.L. The Secessionist Movements in South Asia: Special reference to Sri Lanka,Nepal and India. Modeling the Issues and Challenges towards Sustainable Development 2nd International Symposium- 8th – 12th. Sri Lanka : Sbaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

03

Hemalatha. R.P.S. 2008. The Influence of Gender, Patriarchy and the Public Opinion on Women’s Participation in Local Politics. Modeling the Issues and Challenges towards Sustainable Development 2nd International Symposium 8th – 12th. Sri Lanka: Sbaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

04

Hemalatha. R.P.S & G.R.S.R.Samaraweera .2008. The Impact of economic Ideology in Politics on the Economic Growth in Sri Lanka. Modeling the Issues and Challenges towards Sustainable Development 2nd International Symposium- 8th – 12th. Sri Lanka : Sbaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

05

Vithana, M.S.W& Hemalatha. R.P.S. An examining the Views of Current Discourse on the 13th Amendment and Devolution of Power in Sri Lanka. Modelling the Issues and Challenges towards Sustainable Development 2nd International Symposium (Abstracts) 8th – 12th. Sri Lanka : Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

Full Papers

06

Hemalatha. R.P.S. 2006. The Levels of Women’s Participation in Local politics and the Obstacles for Participation of Women in Local Politics with Special reference to Sabaragamuwa Province. The Issues and Challenges of the 21st Century- 10th  Anniversary 1st International Symposium (Proceedings 4th - 8th  2006

Refereed  Journal

07

Hemalatha. R.P.S. 2004. The Influence of the Alternative News Papers on Political Trends in Sri Lanka from1990-2000. Praada.  No.23.ISBN. 1391-0949.Colombo: Social Scientist Association

Publications