Dr. S. M. A. K. Samarakoon

Senior Lecturer (Gr. II)

Department of Social Studies

I teach several subjects in the area of Politics and International Studies. My major research interests include ‘small states and major power relations, Sino-Sri Lanka relations, Cyberpolitics, and Political and IR theory, Ethnicity and Nationalism. Apart from my academic engagement, I also involve in trade union politics being a member of the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations.

Currently working on Sino-Sri Lanka Relations, and A Neo-Realist Analysis of Sri Lanka’s Relations with Major Powers

Programme Coordination:
B.A. in Social Sciences/Politics and International Studies Stream (Level 3, 4 and 5)

Course Coordination:
Living Political Ideas; State, Society and Citizenship; Introduction to International Politics; Politics of South Asia, and Project Work

Anarchy and Small States: Sri Lanka’s Survival Strategy vis-à-vis India, 1948-19561

http://digital.lib.ou.ac.lk/docs/bitstream/701300122/1240/1/paper5.pdf