I am a native of Sri Lanka, and currently live in the USA. I have taught in universities in Sri Lanka (South Eastern University) and China (Nanjing University). Since coming to the United States and becoming a permanent resident I have also taught in the International Area Studies, Department of Political Science, Drexel University. I currently teach as an adjunct assistant professor, courses assigned to Comparative Politics such as Ethnic Politics and Nationalism and Foreign Governments and...
I am a native of Sri Lanka, and currently live in the USA. I have taught in universities in Sri Lanka (South Eastern University) and China (Nanjing University). Since coming to the United States and becoming a permanent resident I have also taught in the International Area Studies, Department of Political Science, Drexel University. I currently teach as an adjunct assistant professor, courses assigned to Comparative Politics such as Ethnic Politics and Nationalism and Foreign Governments and Politics at the Department of Political Science, Temple University, Philadelphia.
My research studies cover two major aspects—the symbolic politics of elites and politicization of ethnic differences especially in Sri Lanka. My scholarly pursuits have led to publications at various international venues, including the /Journal of Asian and African Studies/(JAAS), the Journal of South Asia/(JAS), the Journal of Third World Studies/(JTWS), the Journal of South Asia/(JAS) and Asian Affairs.
My most recent research examines issues pertaining to Muslims in Middle East and Xinjiang province, China. Over the next few years, I intend to focus on research that will focus more fully on Muslims and social movements in Middle East and China, and my knowledge of Chinese and Arabic should especially help in this regard.
I have doctoral degree in world history and published more than 10 articles in scholarly journals. I have taught both history and political science courses both in the US and China.
