Associate Professor, School of Global Studies, Gothenburg University. Researching wars and contested states. Also wanderer father painter

Göteborg, Sverige
Joined March 2024
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Performing Sovereign Aspirations: Tamil Insurgency and Postwar Transition in Sri Lanka A discussion with Jayadeva Uyangoda and author @bartyklem on his new book Monday 21st October 2024 at 4.00 PM at the @ices_lk Colombo Auditorium
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Sri Lanka President @anuradisanayake secures agreement with @IMFNews delegation today to discuss “alternative approaches” to reach the objectives of the $2.9 billion bailout program. AKD wants to reduce taxes on lower income groups.
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How should we rethink decolonisation when it is hijacked by authoritarian forces? A few thoughts from me: hope they help all those grappling with these pressing issues, inc profs & students. Do read+spread this open access article @AmAnthroJournal ⬇️ anthrosource.onlinelibrary.w…
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Replying to @Dr_HariniA
@Dr_HariniA 🥂 🥳 🙌 the new Prime Minister of #SriLanka @uoessps graduate! @UoE_GENDER_ED @EdinburghUni make note of this historic moment in 🇱🇰 a woman politician making it from outside political family circles @tobiaswkelly @genderpol @joshaw
“We don’t have experience in making the country bankrupt for sure. But, we will gain experience in building the country” @Dr_HariniA, ex-co member of @NPPSLOfficial enters the @ECSriLanka office for the official announcement of the #PresidentialElection2024 result #SriLanka
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Now this is something you can write a poem about. Sri Lanka’s first woman prime minister (not from dynastic politics that is). A victory to working, voting women in Sri Lanka. #PE2024 #SriLankaElections
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Snap parliamentary election on Nov 14 Nominations from Oct 4 to Oct 11 First sitting of the new parliament Nov 21.
Election on November 14, parliament to meet on Nov 21
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And hopefully the last!
Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka. @anuradisanayake #PE2024 #SriLanka #SriLankaElections
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#SriLanka: Leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday emerged winner in Sri Lanka’s presidential race, obtaining a mandate that signals a clean break from the island nation’s political establishment and ushers in unprecedented change - reporting @the_hindu
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A million dollar question! What is the population of northern #Cyprus? In this episode of Figure It, @SapientaCY director @FionaMullenCY hosts senior @PRIOCyprus reseacher @MeteHatay1 to discuss this much speculated issue with numbers. islandtalks.fm/podcast/figur… #Cypruspodcast
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Finally received the hard copy of the new book #RoutledgeHandbookofContemporarySriLanka coedited @knr21_cam published @tandfnewsroom as a good reference guide for #SriLanka with a bunch of new authors and insight. Despite all challenges we feel hope for the potential.
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The blessings of the universe have enabled this #Booklaunch tomorrow at St. Xaviers College, #Ranchi. My two greatest support systems are here to share this moment with us. What a blessing to have @binadcosta n @PrabhaRani59 talk about our book on #CamilleBulcke. @RaviDuttBajpai
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SAVE THE DATES: We look forward to welcoming you at UCLan Cyprus on 26-28 May 2025 for the “Contested Borderlands as Spaces of Negotiation and Adaptation” conference. Here’s the website with more information: brit.uclancyprus.ac.cy
SAVE THE DATES: 26-28 May 2025 BRIT XVII conference on “Contested Borderlands as Spaces of Negotiation and Adaptation” at UCLan #Cyprus campus in Pyla. It seeks to combine different perspectives on border issues & intractable conflicts. 👉brit.uclancyprus.ac.cy Kindly share🙏
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What’s the most remarkable thing about the presidential election campaign so far? The near total absence of any discussion of the executive presidency (and the need for its abolition). 1/
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