Curriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE

Professor S.T. Hettige

Date and Place of Birth : February 25, 1950 Galle, Sri Lanka

Nationality : Sri Lankan

Marital Status : Married with two children

Present Position : Senior Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Official Address : Department of Sociology, University of Colombo, Colombo 3 Sri Lanka

E-Mail Address : [email protected] Tel. No: 011 – 2553188

Other Positions : Director, Social Policy Analysis and Research Centre, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo Chairman, Social Science Research Committee, National Science Foundation, 2004 - to date

Key Previous Positions : Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo 1992-2002 Senior Students Councilor, University of Colombo 1989 – 1992 Head, Department of Sociology 1987 – 1988, 1992-94, 1995-1999

University Education :

Institution Year Degree Rank

University of Colombo 1972 B.A. Honors. (Sociology) Second Class (Upper Division)

- do - 1974 B.Phil. (Sociology) First Class

Monash University, 1980 Ph.D. (Social Anthropology) Australia

Scholarships, Fellowships and Grants :

1976 - 1980 - Monash Graduate Scholarship, Monash University, Australia.

- 1977 - - Commonwealth Travel Fellowship, Sri Lanka-Australia.

1980 - Kellogg Travel Fellowship (USA) to attend the 5th World Congress of Rural Sociology, Mexico.

1982 - National Science Council of Sri Lanka Grant to undertake field research on the urban poor in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

1985a - U.S. Information Service Travel Fellowship to undertake library research at ASRC, Hyderabad, India

1985b - U.S. Education Foundation Travel Fellowship to attend the Salzburg Seminar, February 1985.

1986 - 87 - U.S.S.R.C. Grant to conduct research on seasonal labour migration in rural Sri Lanka.

1986b - National Science Council Grant to undertake research on social networks and exchange of favors in formal organizations in Sri Lanka.

1987 - USAID grant to take part in the inter-disciplinary group meeting in irrigation management, Colorado State University, USA.

1986 - 87 - Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation grant to undertake research on Middle East migration.

1988 - 89 - Visiting Faculty, Ethnology Seminar, University of Zurich.

1989 - Visiting Faculty, University of Constanz, Germany.

1990- 92 - WHO grant to undertake research on health and poverty. (Applicant was the Principal Investigator)

1992 - 93 - UNICEF Regional office for South Asia grant to undertake the Sri Lanka Study on Indigenous People (Veddhas) as part of the UN Year of the Indigenous people.

1994 - British Academy Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland (April-May 1994)

1994 - 95 - Fulbright Senior Scholar, SARS, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

1998 - National Science Foundation Grant to undertake research on „Urban Growth in the Colombo Metropolitan Region.

1999 - UNDP grant to undertake the National Youth Survey of Sri Lanka, 1999 –2000

2000 - 2003 - DFID Grant to undertake an international study on Globalization, Qualification and livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Jointly with Angela Little of the Institute of Education, University of London, U.K.

2001 - Distinguished visiting Scholar, University of Adelaide, Australia (March-April)

2002 - Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany (Sep.-Nov.)

2004 - Distinguished visitor, Indian Council of cultural Relations, Delhi, India.

2005 - UNDP Grant to undertake research on Leadership Networks for HIV/AIDS Prevention 2005 - National Team Leader, UN University to grant to undertake research on social impact of Tsunami in Sri Lanka in collaboration with researchers from the UN University, Bonn, Germany

2006 - USAID Grant to undertake research and prepare a White Paper on Impact of Corruption on youth in Sri Lanka

2007 - ILO Grant to undertake research on child Vulnerability and Child Labour in Sri Lanka. 2008 - Advisor to ILO on National Migration Policy in Sri Lanka

2009 February - Visiting Professor, University of Kuopio, Finland

2009 - UNDP/ILO/IA/FES grant to undertake 2009 National Youth Survey of Sri Lanka

2009 - Principal Fellow, School of Philosophy, Geography and Anthropology, University of Melbourne, Australia 2010 - Co-investigator, British Academy Grant to undertake research on Sri Lankan Labour migration in collaboration with Mike Collyer of the University of Sussex.

2009-2011 - Adjunct Research Associate, Centre for Population and Urban Research, Monash University, Australia

Teaching a) Regular Positions Duration Position

Vidyodaya University, Sri Lanka 1973 -1976 Assistant Lecturer

- do - 1980 -1985 Lecturer

Colombo University, Sri Lanka 1985 -1986 Lecturer

- do - 1986 - 1991 Senior Lecturer

- do - 1991 - 1992 Associate Professor

- do - 1992 - 2000 Professor of Sociology

2000 – to date Senior Professor of Sociology

b) Visiting Appointments

Ruhuna University, Sri Lanka 1982-1983 Visiting lecturer

Moratuwa University, Sri Lanka 1984 -1987 - do -

Bandaranaike Centre for 1985 -1991 - do - International Studies, Colombo

Faculty of Medicine, 1986 - do - Colombo University

Institute of Worker Education, 1982 -1986 - do - Colombo University

Sri Lanka Institute for Development 1987 - do - Administration, Colombo

Ethnology Seminar, Zurich 1988/89 Visiting Faculty

Sociology Faculty, University 1988/89 W.S. Visiting Faculty of Constanz, Germany

Post Graduate Institute of Management, 1990-1991 Visiting Lecturer (University of Sri Jayewardenepura.)

University of Kuopio, Finland 2002-2003 Visiting Professor in Sociology

Research and Publications :

A. Books, Edited Volumes and Monographs:

1984 - Wealth, Power and Prestige: Emerging patterns social inequality in a peasant context, Colombo: Ministry of Higher Education.

1992a - Unrest or Revolt : Some aspects of youth unrest in Sri Lanka, a collection of essays edited by the applicant, published by The German Cultural Institute, Colombo. (reprinted in 1996)

1992b - Social Aspects of Population Growth, monograph in Sinhala Published by the Population Division, Ministry of Health, Colombo.

1995 - The Blurring of a Vision: the Mahaweli; Economic, Social and Political Implications, co-edited with H.P. Muller, Colombo: Sarvodaya Publishers.

1998 - Globalization, Social Change and Youth, (ed), Colombo; CASS/German Cultural Institute.

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 (FES).

2001 - Globalization, Electronic Media and Cultural Change: The Case of Sri Lanka – (eds.) Hettige S.T. 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, Colombo: Godage & Sons (in Sinhala)

2004b - Improving Livelihoods, co- authored with Fernando, et.al. , Colombo: GTZ/ IMCAP/ CMC 2005a - School to Work Transition of Youth in Sri Lanka, (with Mayer,M and Salih,M.,Geneva: ILO.

2005 - Perspectives in Social Development in Sri Lanka, (ed), SPARC: Colombo

2007 - Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka: Retrospect and Prospect , Colombo: SPARC and Action aid International. 2008 - Youth, Peace and Sustainable Development in South Asia, Colombo. CEPA (edited with an Introduction by the applicant)

Forthcoming :

2011 - Governance and Development in South Asia, Delhi; Sage Publications

2011 - Youth, education and Livelihoods (co-authored with Angela Little) based on research undertaken in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

B. Research Papers and Articles:

1975 - Chapter on Feudal Society in Textbook on sociology for HNCE, Colombo:Department of Education.

1983a - Agrarian Change and the Role of the Entrepreneurial Farmer in the Sri Lanka Journal of Agrarian Studies, Vol.3, No.1.

1983b - Social Segregation as a Mode of Adjustment in an Under-developed Urban Situation, paper presented at the annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science(SLAAS), Colombo. (Revised and published in Vidyodaya Journal of Social Science) 1984a - Social Stratification, Social Mobility and Bureaucracy in Sri Lanka, in Nanayakkara, et. al. (eds.) Management in a Socio-Cultural Context, German Cultural Institute, Colombo

1984b - Education in Sri Lanka: Some general observations, in Economic Review, May 1984, Colombo.

1984c - Social Differentiation and its Implications for Collective Action in Lower Class Urban Communities, paper presented at the annual sessions of the SLASS, Colombo.

1985a - Seasonal Influx of Agricultural Labour and Agrarian Relations in a Sinhalese Village in the North Central Province, in Brow, J. and Weeramunda, A. J. (eds.), Agrarian Change in Sri Lanka. Sage Publications, London. A substantially revised version is also published in Colombo University Review, Vol. 9. 1990

1985b - Ideology of Peasant Proprietorship and Agrarian Policy in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the annual sessions of the SLAAS, Colombo.

1986a - Some Aspects of Mass Communication Research with Special Reference to Sri Lanka, in Present State of TV Research in Sri Lanka, Rupavahini Corporation of Sri Lanka, Colombo.

1986b - Serving the Urban Poor through Micro-level Social Planning, consultancy report submitted to UNICEF, Colombo.

1986c - Training Needs of Rural Workers in Sri Lanka, Colombo:ILO/ Ministry of Labour.

1986d - Commercialization of Agriculture and the Subsistence Orientation of Peasant Life, paper presented at the annual sessions of the SLAAS, Colombo.

1986e - Environmental Health and Community Development Project :A case study in the Slums and Shanties of Colombo, in Cheema, G. S. (ed.) Reaching the Urban Poor, Westview Press, Boulder, 101-124. (Co- authored with Tilakaratne, S. and Karunaratne, W.)

1987a - Diagnostic Analysis of Irrigation Systems, (Sociology ), Minneriya Irrigation Scheme, Sri Lanka, Water Management Synthesis Project, Colorado State University, U.S.A.

1987b - Diagnostic Analysis of Irrigation Systems, Kaudulla Scheme, Sri Lanka, WMSP, C.S.U., U.S.A.

1987c - Alcoholism in Sri Lanka : recent trends, in Erikson, et.al. (eds.) Alcohol and Drugs ; perspectives, prevention and control, Colombo: Alcohol and Drug Information Centre.

1987d - Potential Contribution of State Monopoly Systems to the Control of Alcohol Related Problems, a conference communication compiled by me, published by WHO, Geneva.

1988a - Middle East Migration, Social Stratification and Social Mobility in Sri Lanka, in Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science, No.10. No.122.

1988b - Culture, Morality and Female Migration, in Vidyodaya Journal of Social Science, Vol.2, No.10, 1989.

1988c - Social Research on Alcohol in Sri Lanka ; Issues and prospects, paper presented at the Conference on Alcohol Research in Developing Countries, published in Developing countries, published in Maula, J. et. al. (eds.) Alcohol in Developing Countries, NAD Publication No.18, Helsinki, 1990.

1988d - Diagnostic Analysis of irrigation Systems in Polonnaruwa District, Inter-Disciplinary Report, WMS Project, C.S.U., U.S.A. (with Nelson, et. Al) 1988e - Migration of Sri Lankan Workers to the Middle East :A Sociological View, in Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science, Vol.11, No.1 & 2.

1989a - Social Networks and Exchange of Favours among Middle Level Officials in Organizations in Sri Lanka, paper based on field research supported by NARESA, Sri Lanka, to be published in the Sri Lanka Journal of the Social Science, Vol.12, No.1 & 2.

1989b - Western and Ayurvedic Systems of Medicine in Sri Lanka :Some Preliminary Observations, discussion paper presented at Ethnology Seminar, Basal, Switzerland. in Vidyodaya Journal of Social Science . 1990a - The Urban Informal Sector and the Politico-Economic Process : recent trends with particular reference to Colombo, paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Sri Lanka Association of Economists, Colombo, June 9, 1990, published in Upanathi, Vol.4, No.1 & 2.

1990b - Irrigation Systems Management Project, Midterm Evaluation with Rassas, et. al. ISPAN Report No. 34, Washington, D.C.

1990c - From Dependent House-wives to Bread-winners : some aspects of migration of female workers to the Middle East in Women in Poverty and Family Survival, CENWOR, Colombo.

1990d - Patterns of Subsistence Reproduction among Settled Urban Poor : a Case Study from Sri Lanka, in Urban Anthropology, 1990 Fall.

1991a - Three Migration Pockets : A Sociological View Point, in Eelens, F. et. al. (eds.) Labour Migration to the Middle East, Kegan Paul, London, 1992.

1991b - Upper and Lower Circuits in Urban-Rural Exchange Relations in Sri Lanka, in Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science, Vol. 13, No.2.

1991c - Human Resource Development in Sri Lanka : A Sociological Perspective, paper presented at the Conference on Social Science Contribution to HRD, NARESA, Colombo, published in Sri Lanka Journal of Development Administration, Vol. 8, No. 1.

1991d - Migration of Rural workers to the Middle East : Economic Gains and Social Costs, paper presented at the 4th Sri Lanka Studies Conference, Amsterdam, published in Marga Quarterly Journal. Vol. 11, No. 2.

1991e - Alcoholism, Health and Poverty in Rural Sri Lanka, Paper presented at the ICAA Institute, Stockholm, June 1991.

1992a - Youth Unrest in Sri Lanka : A Sociological Perspective, in Hettige,S.T. (ed.) Unrest or Revolt: some aspects of youth unrest in Sri Lanka, Colombo: German Cultural Institute. 1992b - Health and Poverty ; some policy issues, paper presented at the Regional Seminar on health policy, organized by the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, 16-19, March 1992, New Delhi.

1992c - Social Harmony and Social Progress in a Plural Society. 33rd Bandaranaike Memorial Lecture, Colombo, published in Law and Society Review. Vol. III, No. 50.

1992d - Sustainable Development and the Environment in Sri Lanka : Some Sociological Issues, paper presented at the Seminar on sustainable Development NARESA, Colombo, published in the Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science, 1993) 1993 a - Social Disintegration and Youth Discontent, paper presented at the Sri Lanka Studies Conference, 10-13, August 1993, Colombo.

1993b - The State, Consumerism and Alcohol in Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the Symposium on Consumption : Risks, Pleasures and the State in Contemporary Capitalism, June, 1993, Helsinki.

1993c - Open Economy and the Marginalization of Rural Youth in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the SLAAS, Colombo.

1994a - Sociology of Poverty Alleviation: A critical Analysis of the Poverty Alleviation Program in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the World Congress of Sociology, Bielefeld, Germany..

1994b - Globalization and Reactive Nationalism, papers to be presented at the xiiith World Congress of Sociology, July 18-23, 1994 - Bielefeld, Germany.

1994c - Globalization and Reactive Nationalism, The Case of the Southern Rural Youth Movement in Sri Lanka, in Sociological Abstracts, 42-7, p.135.

1995a - Globalization and Social Transformation at the Periphery, paper presented at the Center for South Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, February 13.

1995b - Dismantling the State Sector in Sri Lanka: Are the Problems Behind Us?, paper presented at the South Asia Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1995c - Integrated Rural Development in the Context of Poverty Alleviation, in Senaratne, J.L. et. al. (eds.) Integrated Rural Development Programme: 15 Years of Experience in Sri Lanka, Colombo: Regional Development Division, Ministry of Finance and Planning.

1996a - Pseudo Modernization and Its Impact on the Process of Nation- building in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the Regional Conference of the ISA, Mumbai, Inidia, published in Mukharji, P. et. al. (eds.) Sociology in South Asia, Heritage and Challenges, ISA, Montreal, Canada.

1996b - Class Polarities and Cultural Bridges, paper presented at the American Studies Association of Sri Lanka Seminar on Multi-culturalism, March 16, 1995, Weligama, Sri Lanka

1996c - Impact of Economic Liberalization on Social Inequality, in Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science, Vol. 18, No. 1 & 2.

1996d - Social Conflicts over Water Resources: the Case of Mahaweli in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the International Conference on Livelihoods from Resource Flows, August 19-22, 1996, Lincorping, Sweden. 1996e - Economic Liberalization and Health Policy in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the International Conference on Social Science and Medicine, September 2- 6, 1996, Peebles, Scotland.

1996f - Pseudo-Modernization and the Formation of Youth Identities in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the Seminar on Youth in Transitional Societies, Colombo, October 25-26, 1996

1996g - Global Integration and Disadvantaged Youth, paper presented at the Seminar on Youth in Transitional Societies, Colombo, October 25-26, 1996

1996h - Development, Consumption Patterns and Energy Use in Modern Societies, Economic Review, A People‟s Publication, Vol. 22 No. 5, 1996

1997a - Conflict over Water Resources: the Case of Mahaweli, paper presented at the Seminar on Socio-economic Factors affecting Sustainable Development, Colombo: NARESA.

1997b - Globalization and Local Cultures: recent trends in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the National Seminar on Globalization and Local Cultures, Colombo: NARESA

1997c - Economic Liberalization, Social Class and Ethnicity: Emerging Trends and Conflicts in South Asia, Vol. xx, Special Issue, 1997

1997d - Social Structural Change and the Changing Position of Women in Sri Lanka, in Cenwor Document Series No 60, 23-36, Colombo.

1997e - Is there a Crisis in the Social Sciences ?, Presidential Address, SLAAS, Section F, delivered at the Annual Sessions held at the University of Ruhuna, Matara, December 10, 1997

1997f - Democracy, Ethno-nationalist Politics and Patronage: Sri Lankan Style (with Siri Gamage), in Asian Studies Review, Vol. 21, No. 2 & 3, Nov. 1997

1997g - Socio-economic Issues relating to the Sustainability of the Mahaweli Upper Catchments, in SLJSS, Vol. 20, No. 1 &2, 1997.

1998a - Economic Interests and Social Concerns: recent trends in the alcohol economy of Sri Lanka, paper presented at the Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium, Florance, Italy, June 1-5, 1998.

1998b - Understanding Youth Unrest: towards a conceptual framework, paper presented at the ISA World Congress, July 1998, Montreal, Canada.

1998c - Economic Liberalism, Food Security and Rural Livelihoods: a critical analysis of the national agricultural policy of Sri Lanka, paper presented at the ISA World Congress, July 1998, Montreal, Canada,

1998d - Social Aspects of the Emerging Urban Landscape in Colombo, paper presented at the Seminar on City as a Social Space, Nov. 19, Colombo,

1998e - Challenges and Opportunities for Asian Youth in the 21st Century, paper presented at the 4th Asian Youth Studies Conference, Macau, Nov.26-30, 1998,

1998f - Persisting and Emerging Trends in the Healthcare System of Sri Lanka, paper presented at the 4th APSSAM Conference, December 7- 11, 1998, Yojyakarta, Indonesia

1999a - Transformation of Society in Lakshman, W.D. and Tisdell, C.A (eds.)Sri Lanka's Economic Development since Independence, New York; Nova Science Publishers.

1999b - Economic Liberalization, Qualifications and Livelihoods, in Assessment in Education, Volume 7, No. 2

1999c - Impact of Economic Change on Social Inequality, paper presented at the 7th Sri Lankan Studies Conference, December 3 – 6, 1999, Canberra.

2000a - Politics, Social Order and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka, paper presented at the Conference on Rule of Law and the Organization of the State, Friburg, Switzerland, October 8-11, 1998, (forthcoming)

2000b - Impact of market expansion on quality of Healthcare, paper presented at the world Health Forum, Interlaken Switzerland, May 10 -13, 2000

2000c - Alcohol Prevalence among Sri Lankan Youth: some evidence from the National Youth Survey, paper presented at the Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium, Oslo, Norway, June 4-10, 2000.

2000d - Ethnicity and the Changing urban landscape: The case of Colombo paper presented at IUAES, Inter Congress on the Metropolitan Ethnic cultures. Beijing, China, July, 2000

2000e - Knowledge Economy and Youth Employment in Asia: Myths and Realities, paper presented at the 5th International Symposium on Asian Youth Studies, Dec. 1 – 5, 2000, Macau 2000f - Emerging Issues of Healthcare Reform in Sri Lanka, Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Regional Health Social Science Conference, Sri Lanka, Sept 24 – 28, 2000

2000g - “Politics, Social Order and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka” in – (eds.) Lidija R. Basta Fleiner -et. al. Rule of Law and Organization of the Sate in Asia: The multicultural State in Asia, Munich: Helbing & Lichtenhahn.

2000h - “Development of Social Science Education” (With Karunanayake M.M.) in- S.Tilakaratne and H.M.P. Gunasena (eds.) University Education Since Independence, Colombo: University Grants Commission.

2000i - Methodology in Social Research Essays in Honor of Ramakrishna Mukherjee (Book Review), in Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science 2002 - 23

2000j - Understanding Sri Lankan Youth: Some Selected Aspects and Illustrated Data, National Youth Survey-1999, CASS, 2000

2001a - “Knowledge Economy and Youth Employment in Asia : Myths and Realities” in – Proceedings, Welfare Printing Limited : Macau, 222 –229

2001b - „Consumerism, Youth and Identity formation‟ in Hettige, S.T. 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, Governance Journal, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, 21- 31, Vol. 1 No.01

2002 - Globalization and Its Impact on Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Science 2002- 25

2003 - Economic Liberalization, Changing Opportunity Structures and Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka, Winslow, D. and Woost, M. (eds.) Economy, Culture and Civil War in Sri Lanka, Bloomington, Indiana University Press.

2004a - Economic Growth and Social Polarization under Globalization, in Glatzer, W.(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, is Mukherji, P. and Sengupta, (eds.) Indigeneity and Universality in Social Science, New Delhi: Sage Publications.

2004c - Migration of Labour to the Middle East and its Social Policy Implications, paper presented at the Modern South Asian Conference, University of Heidelberg, Germany 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 - “Colombo” in Nas Peter (ed) – Diversities of Urban Change in Asia, London: Routledge

2005b - Gender and Alcohol in Sri Lanka in Alcohol, Gender and Drinking Problems, Geneva, WHO, (co-authored with D. Paranagama)

2005c - Peace, Conflict and Development in the context of Sri Lanka, in Sociological Bulletin, vol. 54, No3.

2005d - 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, Manila

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 - Report on Participatory Development Planning and Budgeting of Local Authorities in Sri Lanka, 2006

2006d - Measuring Vulnerability at Local Level in Birkmann, J. (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 Kumar, K. and Oesterheld, J. (eds.) Education and Social Change in South Asia, New Delhi: Orient Longaman 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 Gellner, D and Hachchetu, K. (eds) Local Government in South Asia: Micro – processes of Democratization in Nepal and its neighbors, Delhi: Sage Publications 2008b - Youth and Political Engagement in Gellner, D. (ed) Ethnic Activism and Civil Society in south Asia, New Delhi: Sage publications

2008c - Policy, State, Nation- state and Ethnicity in Sri Lanka, in Embong, A.R. (ed.) .) Rethinking Ethnicity & Nation – Building, Malaysia, Sri Lanka & Fiji in Comparative Perspective Kuala Lumpur: Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia (co-authored with Thangarajah, Yuvi).

2008d - Public policies and ethnic relations in Sri Lanka, in Tarling, N. Gomez,E.T. (eds.) The State, Development and Identity in Multi- Ethnic Societies- ethnicity, equity and the nation, London & New York: Routledge

2009a - Sociological Enterprise at the Periphery: case of Sri Lanka, in Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Sociology in an Unequal World, held in Taipei, Taiwan.

2009b - Youth Activism in Sri Lanka: the case of the JVP, in Gellner, D. (ed.) Political Activism in South Asia, Delhi: Sage.

2010 - Concerns of Youth Affected by Civil Conflict in Sri Lanka in Gunatlilaka, R. et. al. (eds.) The Challenge of Employment in Sri Lanka, Washington, DC, The World Bank

2011 - Building Citizenship in Sri Lanka: The Dynamics of State-Action and Ethnic Conflicts in Bhattacharya, et. al. (eds.) The Politics of Citizenship, Identity and the State in South Asia, Delhi: Samskriti Publishers (forthcoming)

Some Selected Recent Articles Published in National Newspapers

DAILY NEWS

2005 - Tropical storms, public policy and Sri Lanka‟s 30/09/2005 development path

2004 - Globalization and its instabilities 09/11/2004

2004 - The issue of moral authority 07/09/2004

2004 - Towards a people‟s charter on good governance 02/08/2004

2004 - Taking people‟s aspirations seriously 28/04/2004

2002 - The present ethnic crisis some further challenges 24/05/2002

2000 - Roots of post- independence socio- political crises 09/02/2000

THE ISLAND

2006 - Reason, popular politics and public welfare 29/05/2006

2003 - Regaining Sri Lanka: Some critical comments 03/09/2003

2003 - Regaining Sri Lanka: A Rejoinder 19/09/2003

2001 - Tragedy of Sri Lanka: IS there a way out? 22/08/2001

2001 - „Enterprise‟ universities? 21/05/2001

1999 - Solving the problem of traffic congestion in the 25/05/1999 Colombo metropolitan area (part II)

DAILY MIRROR

2007 - School Admission Policy Legalizing social 13/09/2007 injustice?

2007 - Can we speak the truth? 28/07/2007

2007 - Power without accountability 28/06/2007

2007 - What lies beneath the surface? 13/06/2007

2007 - Education, Citizenship and development 01/03/2007

2007 - Back to adversarial politics? 22/02/2007

2006 - „Public discourse important for governance to be 20/12/2006 accountable‟

2006 - Moving towards a more Transparent and 23/11/2006 Accountable Local Governance System

2006 - Living in Separate Worlds 15/09/2006

2006 - Energy Crisis: Have we woken up from a long 31/06/2006 slumber?

2006 - Evidence based policy making 30/03/2006

2006 - Mismanagement of social transformation in SL 23/03/2006

2005 - Dehumanization of society under neo – liberalism 01/10/2005

2005 - Political pragmatism and institutional decay: 29/04/2005 Obstacles to stability

2005 - „Tsunami mounds‟: A socially useful way to 14/02/2005 dispose of debris?

C. Unpublished Research

i. South Asian Regional Study on indigenous peoples; the case of Veddha Community in Sri Lanka, sponsored by the Regional Office of the UNICEF, New Delhi, 1998

ii. Social impact of migration of women to the Middle East, Presidential Secretariat, Colombo, 1999

iii. Economic Liberalization and Sub – Urban Growth in the Colombo Metropolitan Area, sponsored by National Science Foundation,1998.

iv. Changing Patterns of Social mobility in Sri Lanka, sponsored by the University of Colombo 1997 – 2000.

v. National Youth Survey, 1999 Final Report, submitted to UNDP, Colombo (2000)

D. Current Research:

(1) Youth, Education and Identity (2) Social Protection in Sri Lanka (3) Overseas Migration of Sri Lankan workers

C. Memberships and Offices Held:

1980 - 85 - Member, International Rural Sociology Association

1982 - 84 - Secretary, Sociological Association of Sri Lanka

1985 - 86 - Member, Sectoral Committee on Social Infra- Structure, National Science Policy Planning Project, Ministry of Plan Implementation, Sri Lanka.

1985 - 88 - Member, General Research Committee, Sri Lanka association for the Advancement of Science.

1985 - 87 - Assistant Secretary, American Studies Association of Sri Lanka, Colombo.

1987 - 88 - Secretary, Social Science Section, SLAAS

1987 - 88 - President, Sociological Association of Sri Lanka.

1988 - 1991 Member, Working Committee on Social Sciences, Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka.

1993 to date - Member, International Sociological Association.

1991 – 93 - Secretary, Local Organizing Committee, Sri Lanka Studies Conference, Colombo and Kandy.

1996- 1996 - President, Section F, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science.

1996 - Member, Presidential Committee on Socio-. Cultural Problems of the Plantation Community

1998 - Member, Presidential Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide in Sri Lanka.

1998 - Member, Presidential Task Force on the Development of a Social Safety Network for Migrant Women.

1988 - Commissioner, Presidential Commission on Local Government Reform, Sri Lanka.

1998 – 2002 - Member, National Institute of Social Development, Colombo.

1999- 2002 - Chairman, Social Science Steering Committee, National Science Foundation, (Formerly NARESA)

1999-2002 - Member, Governing Council, Alcohol and Drugs Information Centre, Colombo.

2000-2001 - Member, Governing Council of the National Institute for Local Governance, Colombo.

2000-2001 - Member, Youth Services Council, Sri Lanka.

2004 to date - Chairman, Social Science Research Committee, National Science Foundation, Colombo

2004 -2008 - Member, Governing Council, Sri Lanka, Institute of Local Governance. Steering Committee member, SA Sociology Association.

2002- 2006 - Member, Advisory Council on Safe Migration, SARIQ, Delhi Member, steering Committee, Transparent International, Colombo

2005- 2006 - Member, Committee on youth Policy, Ministry of Youth Affairs

2006- 2008- Member, UNDP – VOICE Project, Ministry of Social Services

2007- 2008 - Member, Governing Council, Institute of Labor Studies, Ministry of Labor, Colombo

2005 -2007 - Member, Interim council, National Centre for the Advanced Studies in humanities and Social Sciences, UGC, Colombo.

2005 2007 - Council Member, Anti-corruption Project, ARD/USAID, Colombo

2007 -2008 - Member, National Committee on Grassroots Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology

2007 -2008 - Member, Think Tank Committee, Ministry of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication

2007 -2008 - Member, Advisory Panel, Bandaranaike Centre for International studies

C. Major Professional Consultancies:

1. Senior Researcher, Final Evaluation of the UNICEF-assisted project on Community Development and Environmental Health, Colombo City, Sri Lanka, 1983.

2. In my capacity as a Consultant Sociologist, I have compiled the following research reports for the Marga Institute, Colombo :

i. Institutional and non-institutional infrastructure for childcare, Marga-Unicef project on Needs of Children, 1984.

ii. Rural Wells Project ; impact and people's response, IDRP, Puttalam District, Sri Lanka.

iii. Report on the Monitoring of Progress of the FAO - Marga project on Income Generating Activities for Plantation Women, 1985.

3. National consultant, UNICEF/National Housing Development Authority, Sri Lanka Project on Micro-Level Social Planning in Disadvantaged Urban Areas, Sri Lanka, 1985-86.

4. Consultant Sociologist, Diagnostic Analysis of Irrigation systems in the District of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, sponsored by USAID and Ministry of Land and Land Development, Sri Lanka, 1985-86.

5. Member of the Team of Researchers, final evaluation of the Integrated Rural Development Project, Puttalam District, Sri Lanka, 1986-87.

6. Consultant Sociologist, Evaluation of the Nutrition Education Programme, implemented by the Ministry of Plan Implementation, Sri Lanka sponsored by FAO/WFP, 1987

7. Consultant Sociologist, IDRC/Marga Institute (Colombo) research project on Rural Terms of Trade in Sri Lanka (1985-89)

8. Principal Investigator, WHO/Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka sponsored project on Health and Health Related Aspects of Poverty Alleviation Programme, 1989-1992.

9. Institutional Development Specialist, Mid-term Evaluation of the USAID funded Irrigation Systems Management Project, Sri Lanka, March 1990.

10. Consultant Sociologist, IIMI/USAID sponsored research project on Institutional Development in Major Irrigation Systems, 1989-90.

11. Consultant Sociologist, WHO/MRI, Colombo sponsored study on Control of DHF, Colombo City, 1989-90.

12. Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Bio Gas Technology Project, sponsored by National Development Foundation, Sri Lanka, 1990.

13. Team Leader, ACTI/USAID, Research Project on Production and Marketing of Highland Vegetables in Sri Lanka, 1992.

14. Team Leader, UNICEF Research Project on the Situational Analysis of Nutritional Conditions in three selected AGA Divisions in Sri Lanka, 1991-1992.

15. Team Leader (Sri Lanka) UNICEF, South Asia Regional Office Research Project on Indigenous Peoples, 1993.

16. National Evaluator, NHDA/UNHCS sponsored project on the dissemination of Community Actions Planning Approach, Sri Lanka, 1992-1993.

17. Member, UNDP Mission to Sri Lanka on Aid Coordination and Aid Management, Jan. 1994.

18. Member, TEC, Upper Kotmale Hydro power Development Project (EIA)

19. Member, TEC, Colombo-Katunayake Expressway Project (EIA),

20. Team Leader, Social impact Assessment, Colombo – Matara Express Way project, 1999

21. Principal Researcher, National Youth Survey of Sri Lanka, 1999 – 2000, UNDP, Univ. of Colombo

22. Consultant Sociologist, Western Region Development Master Plan, BOI/UDA, Colombo 2004

23. Needs of Youth Affected by Conflict in Sri Lanka, World Bank, Colombo

24. Consultant Sociologist, ADB/RDA Roads Improvement Project Resettlement Monitoring Programme, Road Development Authority, Colombo.

25. 2006 UN/ESCAP Consultant on Educational Challenges in Asia.

26. 2008, Advisor, ILO- Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion on Sri Lanka Labor Migration Policy

27. 2010- to date, Co-Chairman, Steering Committee, UNV- Ministry of Social Services, Sri Lanka

28. 2009, Advisor to ILO, Colombo on Labour Migration Policy of Sri Lanka

29. 2010 to date, Co-Chair, Steering Committee, UNV, Colombo.

D. Short-Term Training Programs and Workshops Participated in :

1. Salzburg Seminar on Abuse of Alcohol ; strategies towards control, Salzburg, Austria, February 1986,

2 Workshop on the Use of Micro-computers for the analysis of irrigation data, sponsored by Water Management Synthesis Project, C.S.U., U.S.A. , held at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 1987.

3. Interdisciplinary Research Group meeting on Irrigation Systems, held at Colorado State University, U.S.A., May 1987.

4. Workshop on Computer Applications in the Social Sciences, sponsored by the University of Colombo and the Leiden University Collaboration Project, Colombo, March 1987.

Some of the Major International Conferences Attended

1. Asian Studies Conference, 1978, Melbourne, Australia.

2. International Rural Sociology Association Conference, 1980, Mexico City.

3. International Conference on Symbolic and Material Dimensions of Agrarian Change in Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 1986.

4. WHO sponsored Conference on Contribution of State Monopoly Systems to the Control of Alcohol Related Problems, Stockholm, 1987.

5. Conference on Alcohol in Developing Countries, sponsored by the Nordic Council for Alcohol and Drug Research, OSLO, 1988.

6. Social Science and Medicine Conference, Amsterdam, 1989.

7. 11th European Conference of South Asian Studies, Amsterdam, 1990.

8. Fourth Sri Lanka Studies Conference, Amsterdam, April 1991.

9. Social Dimensions of Health Policy, Regional Seminar held in New Delhi, India, March, 1992.

10. International Seminar on Irrigation and Society : The case of Mahaweli, Sri Lanka, held in Mt. Verita, Switzerland, September, 1992.

11. Symposium on Consumption : Risks, Pleasures and the State in Contemporary Capitalism, June 1993, Helsinki.

12. Sri Lanka Studies Conference, August 10-13, 1993, Colombo.

13. International Seminar on “Childhood and Adolescence in the on text of Social Change” G.C.I., Colombo, February 1994.

14. International Sociology Association World Congress, Bielefeld, Germany, June 1994

15. Annual Conference of the Association of South Asian Studies, November, 1994 Lancing, USA.

16 Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium, Porto, Portugal, 1995 June

17. International Conference on Livelihoods from Resource Flows, Lincoping, Sweden, August 19-22, 1996

18. International Conference on Social Science and Medicine, Peebles, Scotland, September 2-6, 1996

19. Social Science and Medicine Conference, Peebles, Scotland, 1996

20 Regional Conference of the International Sociology Association, Mumbai, India, 1997.

21. Regional Conference of the Asian Association of Social Science Research Councils on Globalization and Local Cultures, held in Beijing, China, 12-17, October, 1997,

22. International Sociology Association World Congress, Montreal, Canada, July 26-30, 1998.

23. World Health Forum, Inter Laken, Switzerland

24. IUAES Inter-Congress on Metropolitan Ethnic Culture, in Beijing, China, July 22 –12, 2000.

25. ISA Working Group Conference on “Rich and Poor, Berlin, Germany October, 12 – 12, 200,

26. Regional Conference on Asian Youth Studies, Macau, Dec. 2 –5, 2000

27. International Conference on “Globalization and Change of Values”, sponsored by German Cultural Institute, Colombo, held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Novermber 23 – 28, 2000

28. World Congress, International Sociology Association, 2002 Brisbane, Australia.

29. UNESCO General Meeting, Paris, 2005

30. World congress, International Sociology Association, Durban, South Africa, 2006

31. World Forum of Sociology, Barcelona, Spain, 2006

32. International Congress of Asian Studies, Kuala Lumpur, 2007

33. Poverty and Economic Policy Conference, AIDS, Abala, Ethiopia, 2006, held at UN regional Office

34. World Social Forum, Nairobi, Kenya, 2006

35. Asian Association of Social Science Research Councils Conference, New Delhi, India 2005

36. Asian Association of Social Science Research Council Conference, Canberra, Australia 2003

37. ISA Research Committee 19 Conference on Social Policy in a Globalizing World, Florence, Italy 2007 August.

38. International Congress of Asian Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malysia, 2007

39. Regional Conference of ISA National Associations, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009 February

40. ISA World Congress, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 2010

41. European Association of Modern South Asian Studies Conference, Bonn, Germany, July 2010.

February 18 2011, Colombo.