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Book Chapters by Vidura Munasinghe

The Routledge International Handbook of Criminology and Human Rights , 2017

Trends in Youth Radicalization in South Asia , 2018

Situation of Human Rights 2018, 2019

Papers by Vidura Munasinghe

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Police torture in Sri Lanka has been subject to extensive investigation and condemnation but rema... more Police torture in Sri Lanka has been subject to extensive investigation and condemnation but remains a widespread and seemingly entrenched practice. Seeking to understand the resistance of such practices to existing interventions, this article locates the police’s use of torture within a broader geography of social violence in Sri Lanka. We discuss the findings of extensive fieldwork conducted in the north-west of Sri Lanka where we examined not only police behavior and interactions between police and the broader community but also the social dynamics relationships more generally. One significant finding was that violence against certain types of people, including police use of torture against such people, is generally accepted, even as the police are broadly criticized in the community for their unethical and ineffective behavior. Another significant finding was that the society is riven with social hierarchies and that patterns of domination are embedded in social, political and symbolic systems. We conclude that police torture needs to be understood against the background of broader cultural practices whereby social subjects are disciplined and policed to produce appropriate citizens and punish social boundary violations.

Journal of Contemporary Asia , 2016

Police torture in Sri Lanka has been subject to extensive investigation and condemnation but rema... more Police torture in Sri Lanka has been subject to extensive investigation and condemnation but remains a widespread and seemingly entrenched practice. Seeking to understand the resistance of such practices to existing interventions, this article locates the police’s use of torture within a broader geography of social violence in Sri Lanka. We discuss the findings of extensive fieldwork conducted in the north-west of Sri Lanka where we examined not only police behavior and interactions between police and the broader community but also the social dynamics relationships more generally. One significant finding was that violence against certain types of people, including police use of torture against such people, is generally accepted, even as the police are broadly criticized in the community for their unethical and ineffective behavior. Another significant finding was that the society is riven with social hierarchies and that patterns of domination are embedded in social, political and symbolic systems. We conclude that police torture needs to be understood against the background of broader cultural practices whereby social subjects are disciplined and policed to produce appropriate citizens and punish social boundary violations.

Reimagining 'The Worker' and Resistance in the Neo-Liberal Era , 2018

Old Wine in New Bottles : Returning of Old Authoritarianism in the Neo-Liberal Era, 2019

Human Rights in the Sri Lankan Law Enforcement Sector -Puttalam District, 2014

Islamic Extremism : Clash of Civilizations or Clash within Civilization?, 2019

bia ,dóh uQ ,O¾ujdoh ( Ys Ia gdpdr w;r .egq ula o @ Ys Ia gdpdrh we;= <; .egq ula o @ kxjd.; fkdy... more bia ,dóh uQ ,O¾ujdoh ( Ys Ia gdpdr w;r .egq ula o @ Ys Ia gdpdrh we;= <; .egq ula o @ kxjd.; fkdyels l% s hdldrlïh' 21 od m<uq jrg YS % ,xldj ;= < wm w;a ols k ,oa foa tjeka kls ' ls is fia ;a u l= ulg±hs wmg jgyd.; fkdyels fya ;= jlg wys xil .eyeKq ka " ñks iq ka " orejka urd ±óu wmj la I;s hg m;a fldg we;' tod wm rEmjdys kS ;s rj, wm ÿgq ïf,a ÉP;a jh wo wfma tÈfkod Ôú;h fj; lvd je § we;' we;a f;ka u wmf.a Ôú;j, moku jka fka hehs wm úYa jdi lrk iodpdr O¾u;djka fu;rï ;s rYa Ök f,i W,a ,x>Kh lrk f,da lhla wm yuq fõ È.yefrñka mj;s ka fka flfia o@ fuh wm jgyd .ka fka flfia o@ fï mekhg óg oYl ls ys mhl is g bÈßm;a jk tla ;rd ckm% s h yd myiq ms <s ;= rla we;' tkï fï jQ l,s wm Ôj;a jk Ys Ia gdpdrhg jvd fjkia O¾u;djhka u; ks ¾udKh jQ Ys Ia gdpdr.; ms ßilf.a l% s hdldrlïh hka kh' we;a f;ka u fuh iekis ,s odhl ms <s ;= rls ' Tjq ka wm jeks wh fkdjk nj oek .ekS uu wia jeis ,a ,ls ' wfkla w;s ka tlS bia ,dï Ys Ia gdpdrhg úreoa O wdia :dkhl wmj ms ys gq jd .ekS ug tuÕs ka bv yir újr lrjhs ' oeka wfma wi,a jeis uq i,a udkq jd o tlS

පශ්චාත් යුද ශ්‍රී ලංකා සමාජය තුළ හිංසනය වටහා ගැනීම, 2015

SYDNEY mYa pd;a hq o Y% S ,xld iudch ;= < ys xikh jgyd .ekS u ISBN : 978-955-8698-19-8 © udkj ys ... more SYDNEY mYa pd;a hq o Y% S ,xld iudch ;= < ys xikh jgyd .ekS u ISBN : 978-955-8698-19-8 © udkj ys ñlï wOHhk fla ka øh" fld<U úYa júoHd,h m<uq uq øKh ( 2016 mßj¾;kh ( fl!I,Hd wdßhr;a k ljr ks ¾udKh ( ;s <s Ks pka øfia lr ljrfha PdhdrEmh ( Haidin Zhou mß.Kl wCIr ixfhda ckh ( ufya Id wfíúl% u ms gq ieliq u ( m% Nd;a fya uka ; l= udr m% ldYkh ( udkj ys ñlï wOHhk fla ka øh" kS ;s mS Gh" fld<U úYa júoHd,h" 94" l= udr;= x. uq ks odi udj;" fld<U 03'

Teaching Documents by Vidura Munasinghe

Ethnicity in Everyday Life , 2015

Colonials used the method of categorization and labeling in order to understand the colonial subj... more Colonials used the method of categorization and labeling in order to understand the colonial subjects. Later when they decided to give a certain representation in the legislative council for the natives they used the categories they invented. In order to gain the political power new elite class of the country was eager to identify themselves with the colonial categories and took steps to strengthen them and demarcate boundaries between them. Revivalist movements was the method used by the native elites to strengthen their ethnic boundaries by developing clear-cut identity markers for their ethnic category. This strengthened ethnic boundaries continues to exist even today and have become the basis of present day ethnic problem of Sri Lanka.

Religion Society and Culture, 2015

When we talk about religion, it is equally important that we understand the concept of secularism... more When we talk about religion, it is equally important that we understand the concept of secularism. This is especially so since secularism is seen as a key feature of modern society. This writing examines how secularism emerged as a key concept in understanding the relationship between religion and society and more specifically the relationship between religion and the state. It also look at the challenges to the idea of the secular and what it looks like in contemporary society.

Religion Society and Culture, 2015

This writing introduces the concept of religious syncretism. Religious beliefs and practices are ... more This writing introduces the concept of religious syncretism. Religious beliefs and practices are rarely bounded to a particular territory although the world has seen many conflicts because of attempts to link religion to specific territories. This will examine the concept of religious syncretism and also explore existing examples of religious syncretism in Sri Lanka and other places.

Survey Reports by Vidura Munasinghe

Trade Unions and Export Processing Zone Workers: Swimming in Turbulent Waters , 2021

The Future Foreclosed: Women trapped in endless indebtedness in Sri Lankan rural economy , 2019

Articles by Vidura Munasinghe

Around the Nation in Fifty Days: How the People Engaged with the Constitutional Crisis , 2019

The Routledge International Handbook of Criminology and Human Rights , 2017

Trends in Youth Radicalization in South Asia , 2018

Situation of Human Rights 2018, 2019

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Police torture in Sri Lanka has been subject to extensive investigation and condemnation but rema... more Police torture in Sri Lanka has been subject to extensive investigation and condemnation but remains a widespread and seemingly entrenched practice. Seeking to understand the resistance of such practices to existing interventions, this article locates the police’s use of torture within a broader geography of social violence in Sri Lanka. We discuss the findings of extensive fieldwork conducted in the north-west of Sri Lanka where we examined not only police behavior and interactions between police and the broader community but also the social dynamics relationships more generally. One significant finding was that violence against certain types of people, including police use of torture against such people, is generally accepted, even as the police are broadly criticized in the community for their unethical and ineffective behavior. Another significant finding was that the society is riven with social hierarchies and that patterns of domination are embedded in social, political and symbolic systems. We conclude that police torture needs to be understood against the background of broader cultural practices whereby social subjects are disciplined and policed to produce appropriate citizens and punish social boundary violations.

Journal of Contemporary Asia , 2016

Police torture in Sri Lanka has been subject to extensive investigation and condemnation but rema... more Police torture in Sri Lanka has been subject to extensive investigation and condemnation but remains a widespread and seemingly entrenched practice. Seeking to understand the resistance of such practices to existing interventions, this article locates the police’s use of torture within a broader geography of social violence in Sri Lanka. We discuss the findings of extensive fieldwork conducted in the north-west of Sri Lanka where we examined not only police behavior and interactions between police and the broader community but also the social dynamics relationships more generally. One significant finding was that violence against certain types of people, including police use of torture against such people, is generally accepted, even as the police are broadly criticized in the community for their unethical and ineffective behavior. Another significant finding was that the society is riven with social hierarchies and that patterns of domination are embedded in social, political and symbolic systems. We conclude that police torture needs to be understood against the background of broader cultural practices whereby social subjects are disciplined and policed to produce appropriate citizens and punish social boundary violations.

Reimagining 'The Worker' and Resistance in the Neo-Liberal Era , 2018

Old Wine in New Bottles : Returning of Old Authoritarianism in the Neo-Liberal Era, 2019

Human Rights in the Sri Lankan Law Enforcement Sector -Puttalam District, 2014

Islamic Extremism : Clash of Civilizations or Clash within Civilization?, 2019

bia ,dóh uQ ,O¾ujdoh ( Ys Ia gdpdr w;r .egq ula o @ Ys Ia gdpdrh we;= <; .egq ula o @ kxjd.; fkdy... more bia ,dóh uQ ,O¾ujdoh ( Ys Ia gdpdr w;r .egq ula o @ Ys Ia gdpdrh we;= <; .egq ula o @ kxjd.; fkdyels l% s hdldrlïh' 21 od m<uq jrg YS % ,xldj ;= < wm w;a ols k ,oa foa tjeka kls ' ls is fia ;a u l= ulg±hs wmg jgyd.; fkdyels fya ;= jlg wys xil .eyeKq ka " ñks iq ka " orejka urd ±óu wmj la I;s hg m;a fldg we;' tod wm rEmjdys kS ;s rj, wm ÿgq ïf,a ÉP;a jh wo wfma tÈfkod Ôú;h fj; lvd je § we;' we;a f;ka u wmf.a Ôú;j, moku jka fka hehs wm úYa jdi lrk iodpdr O¾u;djka fu;rï ;s rYa Ök f,i W,a ,x>Kh lrk f,da lhla wm yuq fõ È.yefrñka mj;s ka fka flfia o@ fuh wm jgyd .ka fka flfia o@ fï mekhg óg oYl ls ys mhl is g bÈßm;a jk tla ;rd ckm% s h yd myiq ms <s ;= rla we;' tkï fï jQ l,s wm Ôj;a jk Ys Ia gdpdrhg jvd fjkia O¾u;djhka u; ks ¾udKh jQ Ys Ia gdpdr.; ms ßilf.a l% s hdldrlïh hka kh' we;a f;ka u fuh iekis ,s odhl ms <s ;= rls ' Tjq ka wm jeks wh fkdjk nj oek .ekS uu wia jeis ,a ,ls ' wfkla w;s ka tlS bia ,dï Ys Ia gdpdrhg úreoa O wdia :dkhl wmj ms ys gq jd .ekS ug tuÕs ka bv yir újr lrjhs ' oeka wfma wi,a jeis uq i,a udkq jd o tlS

පශ්චාත් යුද ශ්‍රී ලංකා සමාජය තුළ හිංසනය වටහා ගැනීම, 2015

SYDNEY mYa pd;a hq o Y% S ,xld iudch ;= < ys xikh jgyd .ekS u ISBN : 978-955-8698-19-8 © udkj ys ... more SYDNEY mYa pd;a hq o Y% S ,xld iudch ;= < ys xikh jgyd .ekS u ISBN : 978-955-8698-19-8 © udkj ys ñlï wOHhk fla ka øh" fld<U úYa júoHd,h m<uq uq øKh ( 2016 mßj¾;kh ( fl!I,Hd wdßhr;a k ljr ks ¾udKh ( ;s <s Ks pka øfia lr ljrfha PdhdrEmh ( Haidin Zhou mß.Kl wCIr ixfhda ckh ( ufya Id wfíúl% u ms gq ieliq u ( m% Nd;a fya uka ; l= udr m% ldYkh ( udkj ys ñlï wOHhk fla ka øh" kS ;s mS Gh" fld<U úYa júoHd,h" 94" l= udr;= x. uq ks odi udj;" fld<U 03'

Ethnicity in Everyday Life , 2015

Colonials used the method of categorization and labeling in order to understand the colonial subj... more Colonials used the method of categorization and labeling in order to understand the colonial subjects. Later when they decided to give a certain representation in the legislative council for the natives they used the categories they invented. In order to gain the political power new elite class of the country was eager to identify themselves with the colonial categories and took steps to strengthen them and demarcate boundaries between them. Revivalist movements was the method used by the native elites to strengthen their ethnic boundaries by developing clear-cut identity markers for their ethnic category. This strengthened ethnic boundaries continues to exist even today and have become the basis of present day ethnic problem of Sri Lanka.

Religion Society and Culture, 2015

When we talk about religion, it is equally important that we understand the concept of secularism... more When we talk about religion, it is equally important that we understand the concept of secularism. This is especially so since secularism is seen as a key feature of modern society. This writing examines how secularism emerged as a key concept in understanding the relationship between religion and society and more specifically the relationship between religion and the state. It also look at the challenges to the idea of the secular and what it looks like in contemporary society.

Religion Society and Culture, 2015

This writing introduces the concept of religious syncretism. Religious beliefs and practices are ... more This writing introduces the concept of religious syncretism. Religious beliefs and practices are rarely bounded to a particular territory although the world has seen many conflicts because of attempts to link religion to specific territories. This will examine the concept of religious syncretism and also explore existing examples of religious syncretism in Sri Lanka and other places.

Trade Unions and Export Processing Zone Workers: Swimming in Turbulent Waters , 2021

The Future Foreclosed: Women trapped in endless indebtedness in Sri Lankan rural economy , 2019

Around the Nation in Fifty Days: How the People Engaged with the Constitutional Crisis , 2019

Waiting for Mahinda Mahaththaya:2018 Local Government Election , 2018

Journey of the Mind, 2017

D වෙත ආදරයෙන්, 2017

md¿ yq fol,d N+ o¾Ykhl" ys ia jQ mdrl" wjux., r:hla miq mi hk ñks il= f.a rejla iuyr rd;% S ka ys... more md¿ yq fol,d N+ o¾Ykhl" ys ia jQ mdrl" wjux., r:hla miq mi hk ñks il= f.a rejla iuyr rd;% S ka ys uu is ys fkka ols ñ' ta ñks id uu h' wjux., r:h /f.k hka fka Tnj h' Tfí wdodykh fudfydf;a tys is àug ug fkdyels h" Tfí w¿ iys ; uxcq idj Ndr.ekS ug ug fkdyels h' le;ßka *s hf¾f.a .S ;j;a y~ túg ug wefihs " zTn ke;s f,da lh md¿hs " w÷rehs Z' ta iu. u uu is ys kfhka wjÈfjñ' uu Tfí wdYa jdih ms ßla id n,ñ' uf.a w; Tfí ,h u; ;efnhs ' wm fofokdf.ka ls is jl= g wfkldg jvd fudfyd;la fyda Ôj;a ùug wejeis ke;' zljr fyda wdYa p¾hhls ka wmg kej; Ôú;hla ys ñjka fka kï th o wms fuf,iu tla j f.jd ouuq Z' fuh fndfyda jdr .Kkla wm wmgu ls hdf.k we;'

මගේ දුක්ඛදායක සුන්දරියන් පිලිබඳ මතක, 2013

ශ්‍රී ලාංකික මුස්ලිම් අනන්‍යතාවේ නැංගුරම ලිහා දැමීම

Micro financing Community; not Individuals , 2019

nUrh lerflk úg kej; kej; meñKka fka l= ula o ( nUr j,,a , keröug ljqjla

රෝමාන්තික ප්‍රේමයේ ලාංකේය ගතිකයන් සොයා යාම: ගුණදාස අමරසේකරගේ සාහිත්‍යය පිලිබඳ පාර්ශ්වීය කියවීමක් , 2021