Research Specialization and interests: International Peacebuilding, Socio-economic Dimensions of Peacebuilding, Inequalities and Horizontal Inequalities in Intrastate Conflicts, East and South East Asian Politics/ International Relations Academic Qualifications: • PhD, University of Hiroshima, Japan Internal Dual Structure of Causes of the Armed Conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (2013) • MA, University of Hiroshima, Japan Third Party Mediation by “A Single State”: Norway’s Mediation in the Sri LankanPeace Process from 2002-2007 (2009) • Post-Graduate Diploma in Archeology (Merit Pass), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2005 • B.A. (Hons), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1999 A Study on Development of Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism Concept (1999) • Advanced Diploma in Child Rights and Classroom Management, University of Lund, Sweden, 2006 Professional Qualifications: • SEDA Qualified (UK) and CTHE Qualified (Sri Lanka). Research Interests Peacebuilding and post-conflict issues, Politics/international relations of East and South East Asia