dr. (Shyamika) SMS Jayasundara - Smits | Erasmus University Rotterdam

Assistant professor International Institute of Social Studies Academic staff unit

Location: Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
Email: jayasundara@iss.nl

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My research and teaching focuses broadly on the inter-connections of Governance, Development, Violent conflict and Peace(building). More specifically, I am interested in politics of war and peace, state building, trauma and psychosocial healing in post-war contexts, war economy, dynamics and challenges in post-war transitions, security sector reform in post-war scenarios, civil-military Relations, external interventions in fragile and conflict areas, visual peace research, nexus of media and violent conflict and gender and security.

South Asia and Sri Lanka are my main geographical areas of specialization, but I have developed thematic expertise on conflict and peace in other geographical areas as well.

I hold a PhD in Development Studies from International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, MA Degree in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia, USA, Graduate Certificate on Peace Research from Oslo University, Norway and BA (Hons.)in International Relations from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Shyamika Jayasundara (2020) - Tamil diaspora activism in the post-liberal international order: navigating politics and norms - Globalizations - doi: 10.1080/14747731.2020.1850403
Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits (2020) - EU and gender-security sector reform in Ukraine and Mali - European Security, 30 (1), 85-111 - doi: 10.1080/09662839.2020.1825218 - [link]
Shyamika Jayasundara (2018) - From Revolution to Reform and Back: EU-Security Sector Reform in Ukraine - European Security, 27 (4), 453-468 - doi: 10.1080/09662839.2018.1523145
Shyamika Jayasundara (2018) - Bracing the wind and riding the norm life cycle: inclusive peacebuilding in the European capacity building mission in Sahel–Mali (EUCAP Sahel–Mali) - International Peacekeeping, 6 (3), 233-247 - doi: 10.1080/21647259.2018.1491683
Shyamika Jayasundara (2018) - Lost in transition: linking war, war economy and post-war crime in Sri Lanka - Third World Thematics: a TWQ journal, 3 (1), 63-79 - doi: 10.1080/23802014.2018.1473046
Shyamika Jayasundara (2011) - Contemporary Sinhala-Buddhist Nationalism in Sri Lanka: The Relevance of a (Neo-) Marxist Interpretation - The Open Area Studies Journal, (4), 73-85 - doi: 10.2174/18749143101104010073

Shyamika Jayasundara (2015) - Book review of 'Metallic Modern. Everyday Machines in Colonial Sri Lanka' - IIAS Newsletter. International Institute for Asian Studies (print), 35

Shyamika Jayasundara (2019) - Bracing the wind and riding the norm life cycle: inclusive peacebuilding in the European capacity building mission in Sahel–Mali (EUCAP Sahel–Mali) - In M. Martin & V. Bojicic-Dzelilovic, Whole-of-Society Peacebuilding - [link] - Routledge
Shyamika Jayasundara (2019) - Lost in transition: linking war, war economy and post-war crime in Sri Lanka - In S. Kurtenbach & A. Rettberg, War Economies and Post-war Crime - [link] - Routledge
Shyamika Jayasundara (2018) - The Quest for Justice in Post-War Sri Lanka - In F.A. Pabon Dias, Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Colombia. Transitioning from Violence (pp. 235-250) - doi: 10.4324/9781315148373 - Routledge
Shyamika Jayasundara (2014) - Sri Lanka’s Civil War: What Kind of Methodologies for Identity Conflict? - In H. Hintjens & D. Zarkov, Conflict, Peace, Security and Development: Theories and Methodologies (pp. 187-202) - Routledge

Shyamika Jayasundara (2014) - Perspectives on Social Relevance - In P.A.G. van Bergeijk & L. Johnson, Social impact @ sciences: the end of the ivory tower? (pp. 69-74) - ISS
Shyamika Jayasundara (2011) - Chapters on Conflict handling mechanisms, Conflict Analysis, Lessons learnt in Conflict Transformation and Peace Building, peace building Concepts fro Desigining Peacebuilding Projects - In Azmiya Badurdeen, Art of Conflict Transformation;A Resource Pack - German International Cooperation (giz) Colombo, Sri Lanka

Shyamika Jayasundara (2011) - Conflict, War and Peace in Sri Lanka: Politics by Other Means? - EADI/ DSA Conference: Rethinking Development in an Age of Scarcity and Uncertainty: New Values, Voices and Alliances for Increased Resilience

Shyamika Jayasundara (2003) - The Dichotomy of Security: The Case of Sri Lanka - In Delhi Policy Group, Comprehensive Security in South Asia: Ethnic Dimensions - Delhi Policy Group