H.A.Sachini Geethanjalee is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She hold a B.A. in Political Science & Public Policy from the University of Colombo in 2020 and M.A in Public Administration & Management from the University of Colombo in 2023. Her research interest areas are Political Geography, Urban Studies, Political Economy, Political Sociology, Public Policy & Administration, Urban and Rural Politics.
University of Colombo
2023
University of Colombo
2020
Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
June 2023 - To Present
Volunteer Student Counsellor - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
2023 - To Present
Independent Researcher - Sarvodaya Project
January, 2023 - December, 2023
Research Analyst - OneLanka Foundation, Colombo
February, 2023 - June, 2023
Assistant Lecturer - Department of Political Science & Public Policy, University of Colombo
February, 2021 - January, 2023
Member of the - Regional Studies Association (United Kingdom)
2023
Letian Award for the best results in Political Science & Public Policy - University of Colombo
2020
Changes of Public Space & Migration Patterns with Covid -19 Pandemic in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Article: How Terrorism Fuels Indo-Pakistani Rivalries
https://www.e-ir.info/2025/04/27/how-terrorism-fuels-indo-pakistani-rivalries/
Discourse of the space identity of poverty and social protection in urban space: As a study of urban slums and shanty dwellers in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Constitutionalism Reforms in Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Past, Present & Future
https://sprinpub.com/sjahss/article/view/sjahss-1-8-5-436-444/137
Gender-Inequality in Agrarian Sector during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study of the ‘Parawila Watta’ Tamil State in Monaragala District
https://sprinpub.com/sjahss/article/view/SJAHSS-1-5-6-270-274/85
The 10th Network for Early Career Researchers in Sustainability Transitions (NEST) Conference
Research Abstract - Gentrification and Exclusion in the Neo-liberal City: Analyzing the Transformation of Political Economy of Informal Settlements in 'Keththrama' Colombo, Sri Lanka - Full Scholarship
Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School
29/05/2025
DIU - SANPA - IOM International Conference
Research Abstract: Redefining Urban Space: Exploring the Interplay of Migration, Class Reproduction and Development Strategies in Urban Transformation
Dhaka, Bangladesh
25/10/2024
DIU - SANPA - IOM International Conference
Sustainable Development in South Asia - "Where Do We Stand" Research Abstract: Hegemony & Welfare: Analyzing the Impact of Economic Crisis on Sri Lanka Co-Author: Ms.A.D.M.Ruwanpathirana
Dhaka, Bangladesh
26/10/2024
South Asian Economists Annual Conference (SANEM)
Full Research Paper - "Discourse of the Space Identity of Poverty & Social Protection in Urban Space (As a Study of Urban Slums and Shanty Dwellers in Colombo District, Sri Lanka."
Dhaka, Bangladesh
February, 2023
International Conference in Cultivating the Humanities and Social Sciences: Addressing the Multiple Marginalities of South and Southeast Asia
Full Research Paper - Ideological & Democratic Transformation of Public Space (As a Study of
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
December, 2022
International Conference for Sustainable Built Environment (ICSBE)
Full Research Paper - Urban Governance & Policy Formulation in Urban Slums & Shanty Dwellers in Sri Lanka (Special Reference to the
Kandy, Sri Lanka
December, 2023
International Research Symposium in Contemporary Uncertainties in South Asian societies
Research Abstract - Gender-inequality in Agrarian sector during the Covid-19 Pandemic (A Case Study of the 'Parawila Watta' Tamil Estate in Moneragala District)
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
September, 2022
International Research Symposium - Contemporary Uncertainties in South Asian Societies
Research Abstract - Challenges & Prospects of E -Teaching & Learning in Social Sciences during the Covid -19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
September, 2022
International Research Symposium in Contemporary Uncertainties in South Asian Societies
Research Abstract - New Paradigm Shifting of Sex Workers in Urban Slums, Colombo District during the Covid-19 Pandemic
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
September, 2022
7th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science
Research Abstract - COVID-19 and Diversity of Workforce Management: A Case Study of Software Engineering Companies & Garment Factories in Sri Lanka
University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
November, 2021
International Conference in Management on Young Scientists Collaboration
Research Abstract - Challenges & Prospects for Tourism Development in Sri Lanka during the Period of Covid-19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka
University of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
May, 2022
Political Economy
Political Geography
Public Policy & Administration
Urban Studies
Political Sociology
PSC 4006 - Gender and Politics
Department of Political Science
February 2025 - June 2025
PSC 2011 - Theory and Practice of Human Rights
Department of Political Science
February 2025 - June 2025
PSC 2010 - Conflict Resolution: Case Studies
Department of Political Science
February 2025 - June 2025
PSC-4002 - Policy Implementation and Management
Department of Political Science
October 2024 - December 2024
PSC-3005 - Seminars on Issues in Contemporary World Politics
Department of Political Science, University of Peradeniya
August, 2023 - November, 2023
PSC-2006 - Introduction to Peace & Conflict Studies
Department of Political Science
August, 2023 - November, 2023
PSC-2012 - Theory & Practice of Governance
Department of Political Science
Political Geography, Urban Studies, Political Economy, Political Sociology, Public Policy and Administration
Attended the Regional Capacity-Building Workshop for Higher Educational Institutions on Human Rights and Gender-Responsive Approaches to Climate Change and Human Mobility, held at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka (27–29 May 2025).
Participated to the Social Science Winter School : Organized by Centre for South Asian and Himalayan Studies in Paris and the Institute of Business Administration at the IBA, Karachi, Pakistan (November, 2024)
Participated and Presented Research Paper in International Conference - Chiang Mai, Thailand Research Paper : Ideological and Democratic Transformation of Public Space (As a Study of 'Gotagogama' Protest Zone in Sri Lanka)
Participated to the Research Capacity Development Workshop at the Savithribai Phule Pune University in India. Collaborated with the SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) & AAS (The Association for Asian Studies)
Joined with the 'Sarvodaya' Community Development Program as a Researcher for the Research project of 'Social Protection in Sri Lanka' - Collaborated with the Center for Global Development and Sustainability, Heller School for Social Policy and Management - Brandeis University, United States