Social Sciences: Recent submissions

  • A study on India and China Relations 
    Jayamali, K.M.C. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This paper concerns the big issue of our time: the rise of India and China and the challenges faced by them. As the emerging powers of Asia, both India and China enter into the power game and they try to safeguard their ...
  • Implication of Soft Power of Non-State Actors in Sri Lanka: Special Reference to IMF and World Bank 
    Gunasekara, A.M.C.P. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Power can be divided into two groups namely soft power and hard power. Hard power relies on military intervention and sanctions, but soft power is based on attraction. Globalization however has made states dependent on ...
  • Foreign Aid and Economic Growth in South Asia 
    Yapa, A.R.R. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The main objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of foreign aid on Economic growth in South Asia. Still there is an inconclusive debate in determining the exact relationship between foreign aid and economic ...
  • Post-War Reconciliation in Sri Lanka 
    Meegahapola, R.A. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sri Lanka as developing country in the Asian region, has experienced on 3 decades ethnic conflict within the country. These 30 years ethnic crisis between Sri Lankan government and LTTE caused to build ethnically collapsed ...
  • The Impact of the Kashmir Conflict on Indo-Pakistan Relations and Security Implications of South Asia 
    Munasinghe, P.A.A.D. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This dissertation offers an evidence of latest bilateral relations of India and Pakistan in the context of the Kashmir conflict. Looking at the historical background of the conflict, it explains how the Kashmir conflict ...
  • Popular Geopolitics in Motion Pictures: A Study of Selected James Bond Movies on their Representation of the Cold War 
    Fernando, A. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Since its inception in 1962, James Bond is the longest running and most commercially successful cinematic franchise of all time. At its surface, James Bond or “007” is a popular Western pop icon. At a deeper level however, ...
  • Nation Branding and its Impact on Enhancing National Image: Special Reference to Australia 
    Sachikala, I.P.Y.N. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Today the world can be seen as a huge potential market as a result of globalization. In this context nation branding concept and its practice is a comprehensive and exciting text. This is a field of theory and practice ...
  • The Consequences of Brexit for the UK 
    Dulmini, K.A.P. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This research aims to analyze the consequences of Brexit for the United Kingdom. European Union is an organization made after the II world war to establishing peace among member countries. The Referendum has been held by ...
  • Syrian Refugee Crisis and its Socio-Economic Impact to Host countries; Special Reference to Germany & Turkey 
    Jayasinghe, M.T.M. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Syrian civil conflict and Syrian refugee crisis is an active issue in the current world Syrian refugee crisis affected other countries in to a complex international problem. It has culminated in to a major issue in its ...
  • Time Series Modeling on Monthly Tourist Arrivals to Sri Lanka A Comparative study of Alternative Approaches 
    Dharasana, C.; Kurukulasooriya, N. (4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Tourism plays a vital role in many economies in the world and no exception for Sri Lanka. Exploring of potential tourist arrivals is significant for both future planning in tourist industry and related services. Therefore, ...
  • Study of the Tourist’s Satisfaction with regard to Hospitality in Southern Tourist Zone in Sri Lanka (Special Reference to Mirissa Tourist Destination) 
    Chamara Premathilake, H.D.P.; Kulathunga, K.A.S.M.; Wasana, S.G.S.; Jayathialaka, H.B.T.P. (4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Tourism is one of the largest industry which is contributed to flowing foreign exchange to the Sri Lanka. In that hence, tourism is domain phenomenon that has been caused to create the economic and financial activities, ...
  • Non-Governmental Organizations in the Process of Empowerment of Livelihood Activities in Rural Areas in Sri Lanka 
    Panampitiya, W.M.G.N. (4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Livelihood activities of individuals directly affect to the level of income and economic stability of a household. Therefore, it is significant to have supportive mechanisms in the community to empower the capacities and ...
  • The impact of less English knowledge of the state University students (with special reference to University of Kelaniya ) 
    Amarasinghe, A.L.R.P. (4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    English language plays an important role. It’s not only an international language, but essential language for communication across the world. It’s an important as much as if we go anywhere across the globe. English is the ...
  • The Problems faced by undergraduates when using the university library system (with special reference to University of Kelaniya) 
    Thilakarathna, D. (4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The library is the store of the knowledge. Every educational institution like schools, universities has a library. Is there an increase of using library with the language literacy? is the research problem. Therefore, main ...
  • A sociological study of community adaptation to climate related disasters (with special reference to flood in the Rathnapura MC area) 
    Gunarathna, D.D.W.N. (4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Climate induced natural disaster and its impacts are severe problem in the world. All the developed and developing countries directly affected by climate induced disasters. So adaptation is one of the major solutions for ...
  • Factors affecting on savings behavior of undergraduates (special reference to the undergraduate of University of Kelaniya) 
    Senapala, K.A.D.L.Y.M. (4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Savings are one of the major factors affecting towards a successful journey of the country. By the year of 2017, increase in the gross domestic product is recorded as 29.3% in Sri Lanka. There are so many researches about ...
  • Child violence occurring due to watching cartoons 
    Bopitiya, D.H. (4th National Research Conference on Applied Social Statistics, Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Child violence have been occurring over decades in Sri Lanka, though it has not been able to make an influence to the society as child abusing. Therefore the purpose of this study was to find that, ‘do watching cartoons ...

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