Papers presented and invited presentations
(2015) 'Sri Lanka: Democracy, development and war', Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, World Affairs Series, 19th May 2015.
(2015) 'Understanding INGO legitimacy crisis in a changing world: Exploring the benefits of an multidisciplinary approach', New Political Topographies: Trans-boundary flows, Power and Legitimacy (CAS Annual Conference), University of Edinburgh, May 2015
(2015) ‘'Contrasting local government and borderland approaches to Sri Lanka's war to peace transition', Workshop on Local Government and Peacebuilding, University of Birmingham, March 2015
(2015) ‘Development before politics? Timing and Sequencing during Sri Lanka’s war to peace transition’, Timing and Sequencing in Post-Conflict Settings, University of Leuven, March 2015.
(2014) ‘Borderlands, brokers and peacebuilding in war to peace transitions: comparing the experience of advanced and marginalised regions in Sri Lanka’, Sri Lanka Roundtable, University of Amsterdam, 11-12 December 2014.
(2014) ‘The geopolitics of the Sri Lankan peace process’, presentation at workshop on the geopolitics of peace processes, University of Sussex, part of ESRC Seminar series on contemporary peace processes, July 2014.
(2014) ‘The role of borderlands in post-war transitions: brokers, political order and conflict in Nepal and Sri Lanka’, 23rd European Conference on South Asian Studies, University of Zurich, 23-26 July 2014.
(2014) ‘Framing the struggle: Organisational legitimation and Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora organisations’ use of the ‘genocide’ frame since 2009’, British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 2014
(2014) ‘Framing the struggle: Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora groups’ use of the ‘genocide’ frame since 2009, Centre for Death and Society Annual Conference, University of Bath, June 2014
(2013) 'Sri Lanka Unites? A Survey of Civil Society, Transnational Activism and Reconciliation in Post-War Sri Lanka', paper presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, USA, 4th April 2013.
(2012) Sri Lanka Unites? A Survey of Civil Society in Post-War Sri Lanka', paper presented at international conference on Philanthropy, the State and Globalisation', 5th-9th December 2012, University of Hong Kong.
(2012) 'Civil Society in Post-War Sri Lanka: Current Challenges and Opportunities', talk for diaspora activists organised by International Alert and the Royal Commonwealth Society.
(2011) 'Everything is Politics': Understanding the Political Dimensions of NGO Legitimacy in Conflict-Affected Regions (Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Palestinian Territories), Charities and Legitimacy Workshop, Bogazici University, Istanbul.
July 2011
'Military Victor in Sri Lanka: Reflecting on Contemporary Trends in Conflict Resolution and Civil War Termination', New Perspectives on Conflict and Security Conference, University of Birmingham (PowerPoint available here)
November 2010
‘Peacebuilding without using the word peace: NGOs' strategies of reputational management during the peace to war transition in Sri Lanka’, Development Studies Seminar Series, SOAS, University of London
March 2009
‘They are not engaging in politics according to our criteria’. NGO legitimacy, politics and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka 2006-7. Paper presented at BASAS Annual Conference, University of Edinburgh.
September 2008
‘Peacebuilding without using the word peace’: National NGOs and reputational crisis management’. Paper presented at workshop on ‘Disaster, Aid and Conflict: Sri Lanka in the context of War and Post-Tsunami Aid’ workshop, University of Berne
June 2008
‘Boundary Politics and (il)liberal peacebuilding’, LSE Civil Society Seminar Series.
March 2008
‘The Limits of Liberal Peacebuilding? International engagement in the Sri Lankan peace process’ BASAS Annual Conference, University of Leicester
June 2007
'International Dimensions of the conflict in Sri Lanka', Paper presented at the CJPD Seminar, Luzern, Switzerland
(2015) 'Understanding INGO legitimacy crisis in a changing world: Exploring the benefits of an multidisciplinary approach', New Political Topographies: Trans-boundary flows, Power and Legitimacy (CAS Annual Conference), University of Edinburgh, May 2015
(2015) ‘'Contrasting local government and borderland approaches to Sri Lanka's war to peace transition', Workshop on Local Government and Peacebuilding, University of Birmingham, March 2015
(2015) ‘Development before politics? Timing and Sequencing during Sri Lanka’s war to peace transition’, Timing and Sequencing in Post-Conflict Settings, University of Leuven, March 2015.
(2014) ‘Borderlands, brokers and peacebuilding in war to peace transitions: comparing the experience of advanced and marginalised regions in Sri Lanka’, Sri Lanka Roundtable, University of Amsterdam, 11-12 December 2014.
(2014) ‘The geopolitics of the Sri Lankan peace process’, presentation at workshop on the geopolitics of peace processes, University of Sussex, part of ESRC Seminar series on contemporary peace processes, July 2014.
(2014) ‘The role of borderlands in post-war transitions: brokers, political order and conflict in Nepal and Sri Lanka’, 23rd European Conference on South Asian Studies, University of Zurich, 23-26 July 2014.
(2014) ‘Framing the struggle: Organisational legitimation and Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora organisations’ use of the ‘genocide’ frame since 2009’, British International Studies Association Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 2014
(2014) ‘Framing the struggle: Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora groups’ use of the ‘genocide’ frame since 2009, Centre for Death and Society Annual Conference, University of Bath, June 2014
(2013) 'Sri Lanka Unites? A Survey of Civil Society, Transnational Activism and Reconciliation in Post-War Sri Lanka', paper presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, USA, 4th April 2013.
(2012) Sri Lanka Unites? A Survey of Civil Society in Post-War Sri Lanka', paper presented at international conference on Philanthropy, the State and Globalisation', 5th-9th December 2012, University of Hong Kong.
(2012) 'Civil Society in Post-War Sri Lanka: Current Challenges and Opportunities', talk for diaspora activists organised by International Alert and the Royal Commonwealth Society.
(2011) 'Everything is Politics': Understanding the Political Dimensions of NGO Legitimacy in Conflict-Affected Regions (Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Palestinian Territories), Charities and Legitimacy Workshop, Bogazici University, Istanbul.
July 2011
'Military Victor in Sri Lanka: Reflecting on Contemporary Trends in Conflict Resolution and Civil War Termination', New Perspectives on Conflict and Security Conference, University of Birmingham (PowerPoint available here)
November 2010
‘Peacebuilding without using the word peace: NGOs' strategies of reputational management during the peace to war transition in Sri Lanka’, Development Studies Seminar Series, SOAS, University of London
March 2009
‘They are not engaging in politics according to our criteria’. NGO legitimacy, politics and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka 2006-7. Paper presented at BASAS Annual Conference, University of Edinburgh.
September 2008
‘Peacebuilding without using the word peace’: National NGOs and reputational crisis management’. Paper presented at workshop on ‘Disaster, Aid and Conflict: Sri Lanka in the context of War and Post-Tsunami Aid’ workshop, University of Berne
June 2008
‘Boundary Politics and (il)liberal peacebuilding’, LSE Civil Society Seminar Series.
March 2008
‘The Limits of Liberal Peacebuilding? International engagement in the Sri Lankan peace process’ BASAS Annual Conference, University of Leicester
June 2007
'International Dimensions of the conflict in Sri Lanka', Paper presented at the CJPD Seminar, Luzern, Switzerland