Roshni Kapur
Roshni Kapur examines the interconnection of caste with ethnicity, territorialisation and language in Sri Lanka. Her research is interdisciplinary in the areas of peace and conflict studies, regional studies and ethnography. She completed her Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies from University of Sydney and Bachelors in Sociology with Law from University of London.
New Publication: Understanding Myanmar’s Pro-democracy Movement
The third anniversary of the coup by the junta was recently marked in Myanmar. The democracy movement has come a long way and has transitioned into a new phase.
New Publication: Transitional justice interventions in Sri Lanka: why do they keep failing?
How can a country meaningfully commit to transitional justice interventions when ethnocracy and majoritarianism remain deeply entrenched in its political, legal and constitutional structures?
New Publication: Ethnic Violence in Sri Lanka: Politics of Sinhala-Tamil Tensions
Co-authored by Amit Ranjan, this chapter looks at claims to genocide in the context of the civil war between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government.
Discourse of caste within Sri Lankan Tamil and Sinhalese communities in the context of territorial, class and ethnic divisions
This project examines the interconnection of caste with ethnicity, territorialisation and language in Sri Lanka.
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Discourse of caste within Sri Lankan Tamil and Sinhalese communities in the context of territorial, class and ethnic divisions
This project examines the interconnection of caste with ethnicity, territorialisation and language in Sri Lanka.