Amal Jayawardane
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Amal Jayawardane is a Sri Lanka
n historian.
Born in 1947, in the Western province of Sri Lanka. He had his early education at De Mazenod College, Kandana
. He obtained his B.A. Honours degree from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya
, Sri Lanka and M.A. Ph.D. from the University of Washington
, Seattle, USA. Presently, he is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo
, Sri Lanka.
Formerly he was the Head of the Department of History & International Relations. He was also the coordinator of the M.A. Degree Programme in International Relations, University of Colombo
.
He has also served as Visiting Professor at American University
, Washington D.C., USA, (Spring Semester 1989) and Research Scholar at the Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K. (1989–1990).
Professor Amal Jayawardane also serves as a Consultant to the National Integration Programme Unit (NIPU) of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration.
During the period 1994-1997, he served as a Member of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry in respect of Involuntary Removal and Disappearances of Persons in the Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. Nearly ten thousand witnesses came to give evidence before this Presidential Commission.
He has also functioned as a member of the Coordinating Committee, Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR), University of Colombo; Co-Director, Centre for Policy Studies and Research (CEPRA), University of Colombo; Member of the Board of Directors, Institute of International Studies (IIS), Kandy; Member, Board of Management, Bandaranaike Centre For International Studies (BCIS) and the Sri Lanka Institute of International Relations (SLIIR).
His recent publications include two edited books: Perspectives on National integration in Sri Lanka (Colombo: Karunaratna & Sons), 2006 and Documents on Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy, 1947–1965, Colombo: Ceylon Printers Limited, 2005.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n historian.
Born in 1947, in the Western province of Sri Lanka. He had his early education at De Mazenod College, Kandana
Kandana
Kandana is a town in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, just 19 km north of the Capital, Colombo. Due to the close proximity to the Capital, Negombo as well as the Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandana is a popular Residential Area....
. He obtained his B.A. Honours degree from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
, Sri Lanka and M.A. Ph.D. from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, Seattle, USA. Presently, he is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo
University of Colombo
The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
, Sri Lanka.
Formerly he was the Head of the Department of History & International Relations. He was also the coordinator of the M.A. Degree Programme in International Relations, University of Colombo
University of Colombo
The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
.
He has also served as Visiting Professor at American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
, Washington D.C., USA, (Spring Semester 1989) and Research Scholar at the Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K. (1989–1990).
Professor Amal Jayawardane also serves as a Consultant to the National Integration Programme Unit (NIPU) of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration.
During the period 1994-1997, he served as a Member of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry in respect of Involuntary Removal and Disappearances of Persons in the Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces. Nearly ten thousand witnesses came to give evidence before this Presidential Commission.
He has also functioned as a member of the Coordinating Committee, Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR), University of Colombo; Co-Director, Centre for Policy Studies and Research (CEPRA), University of Colombo; Member of the Board of Directors, Institute of International Studies (IIS), Kandy; Member, Board of Management, Bandaranaike Centre For International Studies (BCIS) and the Sri Lanka Institute of International Relations (SLIIR).
His recent publications include two edited books: Perspectives on National integration in Sri Lanka (Colombo: Karunaratna & Sons), 2006 and Documents on Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy, 1947–1965, Colombo: Ceylon Printers Limited, 2005.