International Studies Students’ Research Symposium (ISSRS): Recent submissions

  • Sri Lanka’s National Security and Counterintelligence Operations 
    Fernando, W.I.P. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    Intelligence is a key component pertaining to National Security. Even though intelligence is currently employed in International Relations, it does not imply using the state's power to prevent the foreign espionage efforts. ...
  • Analyzing the Role of Sri Lankan Defense Forces in Response to COVID-19 
    Baddawela, Y.M.K. Yapa; Upananda, R.M.S.M.; Dissanayake, R.D.D.T. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    The outbreak of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka posed many challenges to Sri Lankan healthcare and administrative infrastructure. The defense forces visibly played a vital role in managing the outburst of the pandemic while keeping ...
  • Illegal Labor Migration in the Post-Pandemic Period in Sri Lanka: With Special Reference to Gampaha District 
    Bandara, L.V.N. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    Sri Lanka is one of the major countries that earn income through labor migration. Covid-19 has had a significant impact on labor migration, causing various problems in the country during this period. Such as imposing travel ...
  • The Brain Drain Catastrophe: The Migration of Junior Academic Staff in Government Universities amidst the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka 
    Jayarathna, Isini; Moore, Onnela; Hewage, Vishmi Pussala (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    The development of any state or an institution is influenced by its human capital and competent workforce. However, the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka has been a predicament for most of the citizens and has caused ...
  • Undergraduates' Migration to Developed Countries for Higher Studies in the Post-Pandemic Era 
    Thilakarathna, W.M.C.N.; Dias, D.P.S.N. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    At the stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, a surge in international undergraduate student migration to developed countries has emerged as a global phenomenon. This study examines the multifaceted aspects of this migration ...
  • Nationalism and Its Impact on Migration Policies: Trump Administration's "Travel Ban" in the United States 
    Bandara, T.M.N.L. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    Significant international migratory movements are a feature of the modern world, fueled by a complex interaction of issues including economic inequality, political unpredictability, and environmental problems. The influence ...
  • The Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sri Lankan Migrant Workers in Qatar 
    Priyadarshani, W.M.D.S.K. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    Sri Lankan migrant workers in Qatar, as well as the Sri Lankan economy as a whole, was significantly impacted financially by the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic-driven economic downturn in the country, as Qatar has been ...
  • The Major Determinant Factors Driving Youth Migration in Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2023 
    Wickramasinghe, Yasaru (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023)
    This journal article examines the significant determinant factors that have shaped youth migration trends in Sri Lanka between 2019 and 2023. The study aims to shed light on the multifaceted motivations behind youth migration ...
  • Finding the Actual Reasons for Terrorism in the Middle East 
    Kaushalya, E.K.Jayani (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation, particularly against civilians, to make a concern in a very population and to bring forth a specific political objective. There are 15 countries in the Middle East region. ...
  • Ideology and US Foreign Policy: Foreign Policy under George W. Bush 
    Perera, G.K.G.H. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    The terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre changed United States of America’s National Security Strategy from deterrence and containment to pre-emption. This new strategy of combating new security challenges, allows ...
  • Comparative Analysis between the Foreign Policy of Sirimavo Bandaranaike and J. R. Jayawardhana: Special Reference to South Asia 
    Fernando, U.G.G. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Foreign policy encompasses the tactics and process by which a nation interacts with other nations in order to further its interests. Political parties form the basis for the views of political leaders in the states. This ...
  • BREXIT: Economic Implications for Sri Lanka and the Way Forward 
    Wisidagama, W.D.D.Shevoni (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    The European Union (EU) is the largest trading block in the world, accounting for around one third of global trade. Therefore, when the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union in 2016 referendum, it presented ...
  • Syrian Civil War: Considering Two Centric Dimensions (Domestic and Regional) 
    De Silva, M.W.A.N.Madhubhani (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    The ongoing Syrian Conflict has been subjected to considerable amount of political debate. In some cases, any change in the political structure of the conflict affected state will influence the balance of power not only ...
  • The Foreign Policy of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa 
    Chamathka, I.W.P. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Subsequent to the extremist suicide bombing on Easter Sunday 2019, national security became the key priority in Sri Lanka. In the meantime, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Defense Secretary and the Secretary of the Urban ...
  • India’s Foreign Policy towards Sri Lanka during President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Regime 
    Munasinghe, DilminiDilmini (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Foreign policy of India has always been focusing on the behaviour of her neighbours in South Asia. India and Sri Lanka have maintained mutual relations over the years, especially due to their geographical proximity. Mahinda ...
  • Terrorism as a Cause of Instability in Iraq: With Special Reference to ISIS during the 2010-2015 Period 
    Karunaseena, H.P.Sasanka Nadeeshani (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Since the Second World War the Arab states of the Middle East and North Africa have undergone a series of socio-political and economic difficulties. Middle East has become increasingly affected by the economic crisis in ...
  • India-China Dynamic Political Relationship and its Impact to the World Politics 
    Swarnamali, H.G.M. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    India and china are playing a key role in the new international world order. They are creating a new political system through the use of their strategy in the Asian region. As a result many Asian countries have an influence ...
  • The Impact of Brexit for the Trade Relations between the UK and USA 
    Siriwardana, B.I.A. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Brexit is non-binding political declaration which explains the nature of future relations between the UK and EU. The process of leaving the EU formally began on March 29, 2017, when May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon ...
  • Assessing the Role of India in SAARC as a Regional Power 
    Subarathne, P.R.S.M. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    Regional Organizations are very important things in the world. The World has already developed on economically, politically, military power in the world. Among organizations, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ...
  • Reconciliation for Ethnic Harmony in Post War Sri Lanka from 2015- 2019 
    Rajasooriya, J.K.C.M. (Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2019)
    Sri Lanka is a multi-religious country where Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, and Christians have lived in peace and Harmony. The Sinhalese are the largest ethnic group in the country. The Sri Lankan civil war ended in May 2009 ...

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