dr. (Shyamika) SMS Jayasundara - Smits

Biography

 

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. 

  

International Institute of Social Studies

Assistant professor | Academic staff unit
Email
jayasundara@iss.nl

Work

  • Shyamika Jayasundara (13 January 2023) - Sri Lanka's disastrous 2022 ends with a silver of optimism
  • Shyamika Jayasundara (20 August 2022) - Upheaval in Sri Lanka
  • SMS (Shyamika) Jayasundara - Smits (29 January 2022) - The Rajapakse family's tightening grip on Sri Lanka

2101 The Making of Development

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-2101-24-25

Major SJP

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-SJP-24-25

General Information

Year
2024
Course Code
ISSGENERAL-24-25

3105 Research Paper Preparation

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-3105-24-25

4153 Cont Perspectives on Social Justice

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-4153-24-25

4217 Conflict Analysis

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-4217-24-25

4313 (Politics of) Media Representations

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-4313-24-25

5401 Research Paper

Year
2024
Course Code
ISS-5401-24-25

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Sri Lanka's anti-drug operation reveals deep cracks - analysis

Is the Sri Lankan government's crackdown on drug crime effective? Would a regional approach yield better results? Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits investigates
City street in Sri Lanka

'Taking it easy: Rest as resistance by racialized bodies in the USA'

Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits and Xander Creed explore embodied practices for peace and justice in the context of the ‘post-racial’ yet still violently racist USA
Rest is resistance

Power, politics and the road to peace

We sat down with Dr Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits who shared her motivations as an educator of conflict and peace studies.
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