ISSRS 2018: Recent submissions

  • Power of Hallyu: Change in Sri Lankan Perception towards South Korea 
    Fernando, A. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    “Hallyu” or the Korean Wave refers to the surge in the international visibility of Korean culture, beginning in East Asia in the 1990s and continuing more recently in Asia, the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, ...
  • The movement of Equality: the Gay Rights Movement as a social movement in the United States 
    Kulasekara, N. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Lesbian, gay bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) individuals as a demographic group remained largely silent and unseen in American culture until after the Second World War. Prior to the World Wars, many gay and lesbian ...
  • The role of India and Pakistan on Escalation of Kashmir conflict 
    Welhenage, S.M. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Kashmir conflict is a serious conflict happened in International system. India and Pakistan got freedom from British Colonialism in 1947. The problem was about 650 princely states controlled by different individuals. Kashmir ...
  • International Humanitarian Law in Civil Wars: A Case Study on Sri Lanka 
    Gabadage, D.S.S. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The ideology of “war” is a realm that we experience since the very beginning of our civilization. It has developed for years by taking into account the needs, interests, developments and changing behaviours of people. ...
  • The Failure of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 
    Fernando, W.H.R. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty came into effect in 1970 and it is considered as the successor of many non-proliferation treaties implemented since 1945. Although the Non-Proliferation Treaty has been able to prevent ...
  • The Involvement of Domestic Lobbying Groups and the Congress behind the US Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement 
    Ekanayake, E.M.S.D. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Climate change is a dubious matter of concern worldwide. There had been drafted vast numbers of climate change agreements since 1990 in climate governance fora, yet these agreements were unsuccessful in trapping the global ...
  • South Asian Regionalism need to be Reinvigorate; A Study on SAARC 
    Jayasinghe, N.D. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Regionalism is one of the prominent phenomenon in modern International politics. Focusing to the South Asian region, South Asia is the world’s most densely populated region with the richest varieties of natural resources ...
  • Socio-Economic Impact of Immigration on Australia 
    Wanigathunga, W.E. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    At present Australia is the comfortable address to migrants. After the post Second World War period Australian government had a desire to increase their population and they started the migration programme. Before 200 years ...
  • The Socio-economic Impacts of Refugee Migration in Germany: Special Reference to 2015-2018 
    Silva, D.I.U. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Refugee migration is an important disputable factor in the world which occurs due to various severe situations such as war, violence and persecution. Germany hosts refugees not only in the past time periods but also ...
  • Impact of the US Interventionism in Afghanistan and Syria 
    Madubashini, W. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Interventionism policy can be identified as a strategic foreign policy doctrine. In some cases, it appears as the way of the development process as well as it may appear as the way to interfere in the internal affairs of ...
  • China's String of Pearls Strategy and Sri Lankan Economy after 2009 
    Wageesha, K.K.G.L. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    China and Sri Lanka have extensive historical links, initially religious and cultural, and later also economic. The strategic location of Sri Lanka, between key shipping lanes and so-called ‘String of Pearls Strategy’, ...
  • Significance of India’s LGBT Rights Movement on Its Society 
    Bulegoda Arachchi, S.T. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights have emphasized and recognized as a significant issue in contemporary world. This is a controversial phenomenon; one of the most fundamental LGBT rights, for example, ...
  • US Strategic Partnership with Japan and South Korea: Its Challenges for China 
    Hettiarachchi, R.G. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The world is an entity filled with various power behavior of states. Within that entity, the United States’ dominance is visible worldwide. In this unipolar world with the United States, the rise of China tries to embrace ...
  • One Belt One Road Initiative 
    Subasinghe, S.M.A.N.Y. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    China is an emerging super power and it’s expected to be emerging as super power by 2050. To fulfill their ambition, it is very important to enhance their power and economic advancement. Therefore, they established a new ...
  • Sri Lankan Female Domestic Workers in Middle East: Issues, Challenges and Way Forward 
    Nadeesha Hashani, D. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The movement of women as domestic workers is a disputable issue in Sri Lanka. Every year, over a million women migrate for employment, the majority of these migrants are domestic workers. Sri Lanka is known as one of the ...
  • U.S. Involvement in South China Sea 
    Dissanayaka, R.P.M.Y. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    In many times the United States involved in many conflicts in all around the world. South China Sea is another conflicting area which has not found a suitable solution to resolve the dispute. As the rebalancing of U.S. ...
  • Economic Potential of Sri Lanka as a Business Hub in the Indian Ocean Region: Study Focused on Blue Economy Concept 
    Jayawardane, B.A.I.M. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The concept of Blue economy describes the strategic and sustainable use of marine resources for development of the economy and wellbeing of humans. The concept of blue economy is a sub section of “Green economy concept". ...
  • The Economic Impact of Multinational Corporations on the Developing Countries: with special reference to South Asia 
    Wickramasinghe, W.M.M.D. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Multinational Corporations (MNCs) play an important role in the contemporary global economy. Therefore, it is a major issue in the process of economic development, especially in developing countries. The term "MNC” which ...
  • Economic Revival of Germany: A New Economic Hegemon in the European Union (Post World War II) 
    Kulathunga, K.D. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    After the Second World War, countries of the European Union had collapse and their economies have severely damaged. Because of this, they had to face an economic recession. To face this great depression different countries ...
  • New Trends of US-Sri Lanka Diplomatic Relations 
    Malsha, N.K. (2nd International Studies Students’ Research Symposium – 2018, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The 70th anniversary of US-Sri Lankan diplomatic relations was celebrated in 2018. The diplomatic relations between the US and Sri Lanka are mainly based on mutual interests, a shared commitment to the ideals of democratic ...

Search Digital Repository


Browse

My Account