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Department of Political Science

University of Peradeniya

Mr. N Sivakumar

Lecturer

BA (Hons), MA, MPPG, P.Dip, Attorney at Law, PhD (Reading)

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Education

PhD in Human Rights and Multiculturalism (Reading)

University of South Eastern Norway, Norway

2019 - to date

MPPG (Master in Public Policy and Governance)

North South University, Dhaka

2010-2012

Attorney-at-Law

Sri Lanka Law College

2014

MA in Political Science

University of Peradeniya

2008-2010

P.Dip in Federalism, Decentralization and Conflict Resolution

University of Fribourg

2016

BA (Hons) in Political Science

University of Peradeniya

2003 - 2007

Current Positions

Lecturer in Political Science - Department of Political Science, University of Peradeniya

2015 - To Present

Positions Held

Visiting Lecturer - Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya

2015 - To Present

Assistant Lecturer - Department of Political Science, University of Peradeniya

April 2013 - January 2015

Assistant Lecturer - Department of Political Science, University of Peradeniya

October 2008 - September 2010

Visiting Lecturer (Livestock and Fish Legislation) - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

2016 - 2018 - To Present

Visiting Lecturer - Department of Political Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

2017

Visiting Lecturer - The Department of Social Studies, Open University of Sri Lanka, Polgolla branch, Sri Lanka

May 2014 - May 2015

Resource Person for Diploma and Certificate Course in Human Rights - Centre for Study of Human Rights, University of Peradeniya

2010 - To Present

Volunteer Deputy Proctor - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2017/2018

Resource Person for Foundation Course (Law and Ethics) - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2008-2010

Departmental Coordinator for External Degree Programmes - Centre for Distance & Continuing Education, University of Peradeniya

2016

Resource Person for Public Outreach Programme on Constitutional Reform - Public Outreach Programme for Introducing Proposals for the New Constitution Office of the Co-ordinator, Colombo

- 2017

Memberships

Life Member - Bar Association of Sri Lanka

2018 to Present

Awards

NORPART Fellowship to pursue PhD - University of South-Eastern Norway

2019

NOMA Scholarship to pursue MPPG -2010-2012 - North-South University, Dhaka.

2010

Publications

BOOKS

Issues in Contemporary Sri Lankan Politics

Information Welfare Centre, Kandy. 2013

Contemporary Political Concepts (co-authored with Ihjaz, M.M., Fowsar, M.A.M. & Ramesh, R)

Information Welfare Centre, Kandy. 2015.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Women’s Rights NGOs between the Discourses of Universality and Relativism: Lessons from Sri Lanka (forthcoming; co-authored with Ms. H.M Lecamwasam)

State, Politics and Human Rights in the Context of Post-Conflict Sri Lanka. Peradeniya: Post-Graduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya

Public Administration in Sri Lanka: An Inquiry into Structure, Reforms, and Management (co-authored with Kamala Liyanage and Ramesh Ramasamy)

Civil Service Management and Administrative Systems in South Asia, Palgrave Macmillan, USA. 2018

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Multi-level Governance at the sub-national level: what and how much is worth?

The Economic Review. Vol.38 - October 2012. Research Department of People‟s Bank of Sri Lanka. Colombo.

Development via Sub-national Government in Sri Lanka: Challenges and Opportunities

International Journal of Education and Research, Vol.1 No.11 November 2013. Contemporary Research Centre. Australia.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Documentation of Law in the Tamil Language: Focusing on Language Policy of Sri Lanka.

Tamil Documentation Conference 2013. Noolaham Foundation. Sri Lanka.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
PUBLISHED IN ABSTRACT FORM

Biographical Characteristics and their influence over organizational behaviour: Evidence from Sri Lanka. (co-authored with H.U.S. Pradeep)

The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 2012.

An Examination of Institutional Capacity of Eastern Provincial Council for Multi-Level Governance.

PURSE 2012 .Volume 17, University of Peradeniya.

Multiple Interventions in the Postwar Peace Building in Sri Lanka (co-authored).

iPURSE 2014. University of Peradeniya.

The Role of Religions in Building Social Harmony among the Different Communities of Sri Lanka (Co-authored with N. Vaman)

National Research Conference 2013 (27th November). The Role of Muslims in a Pluralist Society- Department of Arabic and Islamic Civilization, University of Peradeniya.

Conferences

Public Administration in Sri Lanka: An Inquiry on Structure, Reforms and Management.

International Conference on Public Sector Human Resource Management in SAARC Countries. Organized by Central Department of Public Administration, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.

Nepal

25-26th March 2016

Multiple Interventions in the Postwar Peace Building in Sri Lanka

iPURSE, University of Peradeniya. Sri Lanka.

University of Peradeniya.

05.07.2014

Challenges faced by the Eastern Provincial Council of Sri Lanka

The International Symposium, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil.

06th & 7th July 2013

An Examination of Institutional Capacity of Eastern Provincial Council for Multi-Level Governance.

PURSE 2012. University of Peradeniya.

University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya

4th July 2013

The Role of Religions in Building Social Harmony among the Different Communities of Sri Lanka

National Research Conference 2013, Department of Arabic and Islamic Civilization, University of Peradeniya.

University of Peradeniya.

27th November 2013

Specialization

Human Rights, Multiculturalism, Public Policy and Governance, Constitutional Law

Teaching

PSC 311 - Human Rights

Department of Political Science, University of Peradeniya

2013 - 2019

PSC 201 & PSC 202 - The Political System of Sri Lanka I & II

Department of Political Science, University of Peradeniya

2013 - 2017

PSC 408 - Development Administration

Department of Political Science, University of Peradeniya

2013 - 2017