Mr. G. Vickneswaran

Educational Qualifications

1. M. A. in Conflict, Peace and Development Studies (Tribhuvan University, Nepal) (16.10.2009)
2. B.A (Hons) in Sociology and Anthropology (Eastern University, Sri Lanka) (10.08.2005)

 

Professional Qualifications

1. Diploma in Human Rights (Institute of Human Rights, Colombo) (2003)
2. Training Program on Applied Criminology and Criminal Justice System in Open University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized by Sri Lanka Foundation from 13th to 18th May, 2019.
3. A Short Course on Migration, Beyond Borders; Understanding the Nexus of Migration, Development and Conflict, Organized by Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Colombo, Sri Lanka. 18th – 21th November 2019. 

Professional Experience 

Teaching:

• Senior Lecturer Gr-I in Sociology & Anthropology in the department of Social sciences at Eastern University, Sri Lanka from 02-02-2020 to date. 
• Senior Lecturer Gr-II in Sociology & Anthropology in the department of Social sciences at Eastern University, Sri Lanka from 02-02-2014 to 01-02-2020.
• Lecturer in Sociology & Anthropology in the department of Social sciences at Eastern University, Sri Lanka from 02-02-2009 to 02-02-2014.
• Temporary Assistant Lecturer in Sociology & Anthropology in the department of Social sciences at Eastern University, Sri Lanka from 07- 10-2005 to 30-08-2007.

Research Papers:

1.  Natural Disaster and Its Effects in Social Order: A Sociological Study on Tsunami-affected Palameenmadhu Village - A Research paper (Tamil) submitted to the 6th Annual Research Session of Eastern University, Sri Lanka. (2007). (Co-authored).
2. Natural Disaster and Its Effects in Social Order: A Sociological Study on Tsunami-affected Palameenmadhu Village – Proceedings, the 6th Annual Research Session of Eastern University, Sri Lanka. (2007). (Co-authored).
3. “Rebuilding Social Institution to Reinstate Social Order; An Anthropological Study on Peryapullumalai Village”,- A Research paper submitted to the 9th Annual Research Session of Eastern University, Sri Lanka. (2010). (Co-authored).
4. “Structural Violence and Human Security In Post-Conflict Societies: An Anthropological Study On Caste-Based Marginalization In Selected Parayar Communities In Batticaloa”, A Research paper submitted to the Annual Symposium 2011 of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. (2011).
5. “Common Challenges in Post Disaster Recovery; A Civil Society Perspectives”, An Action Research on CIDA Restore Project at Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, Workshop Proceedings on Rebuilding of Tsunami Affected Areas in the Southern and the Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka held on 27th & 28th March 2009 at Hotel Tourmaline, Kandy, Sri Lanka. (2012) (Co-authored).
6.  “Conflict Prevention through Infrastructure Reconstruction”. A paper presented in Research Conference: “Towards a Research Partnership in Disaster Management and Resilience Symposium”, 29th November 2012, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. (Unpublished) (Co-authored).
7. “Ritual Transition and Repatriation Crisis; Ethno-Nationalistic Dilemma Of Bhutanese Magar Ethnic Refugee Commune In Nepal”, A Research paper submitted to the 2nd International Conference of Eastern University, Sri Lanka. (2013).
8. “Impacts of Reconstruction on Social Cohesion and Community Formation”. A research paper presented at the workshop on “Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka: Ten Years on”, organized by Social Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SPARC), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Global Disaster Resilience Centre, University of Huddersfield, UK, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 05-12-2014.
9. “Social Protection of Elders in the Disaster Recovery Process- Some evidence from the Eastern province of Sri Lanka”. A research paper presented at the workshop on “Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka: Ten Years on”, organized by Social Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SPARC), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Global Disaster Resilience Centre, University of Huddersfield, UK, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 05-12-2014. (Co-authored).
10. Participatory Development Projects and Their Challenges faced in the Community Level; a study on recovery projects of selected War-affected civil societies. A research paper (Tamil) presented at the Faculty Research Forum, Faculty of Arts and Culture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, on 01-04-2015.  
11. Reclining the Notion of Ritual Pollution and the Ritualistic Impacts of Non-Agamic Tradition on Inter-caste Relationship; an anthropological study on non-agamic Mari Amman cult. A research paper presented in the 12th Annual Research Session of Eastern University, Sri Lanka, on 01-12-2015.
12. A Study into the Relationship between Physical Infrastructure Reconstruction and Social Cohesion among Conflict affected people in the North and East of Sri Lanka, A research paper submitted to International Conference on Socio-political and Cultural Dimensions of Reconciliation in Sri Lanka, organized by Association of Sri Lankan Sociologists (ASLS) and Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, on 06th May 2016. (co-authored)
13. Impacts of Reconstructing Physical Infrastructure in Refurbishing Social Infrastructure. A research paper submitted to the 1st International Conference of Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, on 15-09-2016.
14. Annihilation of Material Social Fact of Group Identity as An Escaping Strategy for Social Marginalization; An Anthropological Study on Cultural Insecurity in Selected Parayar Communities in Batticaloa. A research paper submitted to the 2nd  International Conference of Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, on 15th, 16th & 17th June, 2017.
15. Participatory Nature of Post-Disaster Recovery Projects and Its Impacts on Community Structure, A research paper submitted to 4th International Conference on Contemporary Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on 25th and 26th, July 2017. 
16. Participatory Nature of Post-Disaster Recovery Projects and Its Impacts on Community Structure, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Contemporary Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on 25th and 26th, July 2017. 
17. Radical Tendency of Youth to Annihilate Group Identity as an Escaping Strategy from Social Marginalization, A research paper presented at The 2nd Young Scholar Conference 2017 “Asian Studies in a Globalized World: Building Bridges across the Divides”, organized by International Institute of Peace and Development Studies and Asian Resource Foundation, 28-29th September 2017 at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.  
18. Deteriorated Social Order, Dilapidated Social Fabric and Sexual Violence in Post-Conflict Senario- An Anthropological Field Study on Puthukudiyiruppu of Mullaitivu District, A Research Paper presented at the Annual Research Session 2017, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 12-13th October 2017. 
19. East Sri Lanka Worship Traditions and Sanskritization; A study based on Batticaloa Kumaraththan Temple, (Tamil) A Research Paper presented at the Annual Research Session 2017, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 12-13th October 2017. (co-authored)
20. Role of Women in Batticaloa Worship Tradition; A study based on Paththasi worship tradition, (Tamil), A Research Paper presented at Twenty Second Annual Conference and International Seminar on “Personal Freedom, Cultural Practices, Global Governance and Peaceful Co-existence” conducted by Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna collaboration with Association of Third World Studies - South Asia Chapter (ATWS-SAC) on 28th, 29th, 30th November 2017. 
21. Intentional Strategies of Depressed Caste Men to their Caste Identity and its Unintentional Aftermaths on Women; An Anthropological Studies on Social Issues of Tom-tom Beater Caste women, A Research Paper presented in International Symposium on Gender Equity and Equality (ISGEE 2017), at Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 30th November 2017.  
22. Vulnerability of Women in Relocated Areas; A Sociological Study based on Tsunami Relocated Housing Schemes in Eastern Sri Lanka, A Research Paper presented in International Symposium on Gender Equity and Equality (ISGEE 2017), at Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 30th November 2017.  
23. Forced Migration and Cultural Adaptation: Ethno-Nationalistic issue of Bhutanese Magar Ethnic Refugee Community in Nepal, A Research Paper submitted in 3rd International Conference 2018, Trincomalee campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 16th & 17th August 2018.  
24. “Inter-caste Value Consensus and Social Harmony; An Anthropological field study on Rustic Rituals of Māri Amman Worship in Kaluthavalai Village” -A Research Paper submitted in International Symposium - 2018, at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka,  17th December 2018.  
25. Post-war Livelihood Trends in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka- Background Paper 5, (Prepared by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies as a background paper to the Socio-economic Assessment of the Conflict-affected Northern and Eastern Provinces Conducted by the World Bank), International Centre for Ethnic Studies and World Bank, 2018. (http://ices.lk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Post-War-Livelihood.pdf)
26. Developing a more integrated, cross agency Standard operating Procedure (SoP) for Tsunami early warning in Sri Lanka - Briefing Paper, January, 2019. 
27. Issues faced by people living in Upcountry Line Houses in obtaining State Welfare Facilities; A Sociological Study based on Olton Estate. A Research Paper presented at the Annual Research Session 2020, organized by Faculty of Arts and Culture Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 20th October 2020. (Co-authored).
28. Applicability of Community-based Development Approach in Women Development Processes; A Sociological Study based on Micro Credit Programme, A Research Paper submitted in 10th South Eastern University International Arts Research Symposium - 2021, at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 03rd February 2022. (Co-authored).( http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6078)     
29. Problems and Challenges Faced by the people living in the Upcountry Line Settlements in Obtaining Government Social Welfare Schemes; Sociological Study Focusing on Aulton Estate, A Research Paper submitted in 10th South Eastern University International Arts Research Symposium - 2021, at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 03rd February 2022. (Co-authored).  (http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6072) 
30. Modernization Process and its Impacts on Life Patterns of Indigenous People: A Social Anthropological Comparative Study of Aligambai and Kanchirangudah Gipsy communities, A Research Paper presented at the Annual Research Session 2022, organized by Faculty of Arts and Culture Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 1st of November 2022. (Co-authored). 
31.  Relocation Housing Schemes As A Post-Disaster Intervention And Its Impacts on Community Cohesion: A Sociological Study on the Selected Relocated Communities in Eastern Sri Lanka. A Research Paper presented at 1st International Conference on Social Harmony and Reconciliation (ICHR- 2022), organized by Harmony Center, University of Vavuniya, 19th and 20th of January 2023.  (https://vau.ac.lk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/e-copy-2.pdf)   

Research Articles in indexed Journals: 

1. A study of housing reconstruction and social cohesion among conflict and tsunami affected communities in Sri Lanka, Article published in Disaster prevention and management, UK, (2016). ISSN 0965-3562
2.  Post-disaster housing reconstruction in conflict affected Sri Lanka, Article published in Disaster prevention and management, UK (2016). ISSN 0965-3562

Research Articles in refereed Journals: 

3. Participatory Development Projects and the Challenges in Rebuilding Social Order: A Civil Society Perspective, Research Article, (Tamil) Published in “Neithal”, Annual Faculty Journal of Faculty of Arts and Culture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. Vol: 07, No:i., 2014.
4. Physical insecurity and the protection of women in anomalous social conditions; an anthropological field study on Bhutanese refugee women in Jhapa, Nepal. in “Neithal”, Annual Faculty Journal of Faculty of Arts and Culture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. Vol: 07, No:ii., 2014.
5. “Strategic Actions to Escape from Structural Violence; An anthropological study on Caste based Marginalization in selected Tom-tom beater communities”, in “Kalam” Annual Faculty Journal of Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University, Sri Lanka. (2016).
6. Material Social Facts of Caste Identity and Structural Violence, (Tamil) in “Neithal”, Annual Faculty Journal of Faculty of Arts and Culture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. Vol: 08, No:ii., 2016 (2016).
7. The Role of Non-Agamic Rituals in Caste Reconciliation; An Anthropological Study on Rustic Rituals of Mari Amman Worship, in The South Asian Journal of South Asian Studies, The Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Vol.02, No.02, November 2016. 
8. Impacts of Reconstruction Projects on Post- Conflict Social Cohesion: A Social Anthropological Study on Civil Society Perspective, (Tamil) Published in “Neithal”, Annual Faculty Journal of Faculty of Arts and Culture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. Vol: 09, No:ii., 2019. (http://www.digital.lib.esn.ac.lk/handle/123456789/13795)

Books and Manuals:

1. Human Rights: Theory and Scope - (Tamil) Published by Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2007. (ISBN: 978-955-1443-13-09). (Co-authored).
2. Social Order and Change- (Tamil) published by (ISBN: 978-955-50754-6-6). (Co-authored).
3. Gender Education at Schools- (Tamil) Published by Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2018. (ISBN: 978-955-1443-93-1).

• Peace and Conflict
• Anthropology of Identity 
• Anthropology of Religion 
• Gender
• Post-disaster Recovery 
• Post-conflict Peace-building and development
• Criminology
• Human Rights and Humanitarian law
• Migration studies
• Community Development

• Anthropological Approach to State and Ethnicity
• Sociology of Gender
• Introduction to Anthropology
• Post-conflict peace-building 
• Social Stratification
• Social Psychology

NOMA Scholarship in 2007 to follow Master degree in Conflict, Peace and Development Studies at Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

• Coordinator in External Degree program, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, in 2016
• Senior Student Counsellor from July, 2020 to July 2022.