Institute of Geography

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Surangika Jayarathne

PhD Student

Social and Cultural Geography

E-Mail
surangika.karandanalekamlage@unibe.ch
Office
313
Postal Address
University of Bern
Institute of Geography
Social and Cultural Geography
Hallerstrasse 12
CH-3012 Bern

CV

Fields of Research

  • Transnational child adoption in South Asia
  • Global Baby Trade
  • Reproductive Technologies
  • Feminist Geography
  • Reproductive Justice

Education

2012 - 2014 Master of Arts in International Relations, South Asian University, New Delhi, India
2007 - 2017 Bachelor’s degree in Law, The Open University of Sri Lanka
2007 - 2011 Bachlor’s of Arts(Hon.) in Internationl Relations, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Professional career

2021 - ongoing Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Sozial- und Kulturgeographie, Universität Bern
2016 - 2018 Research Associate and lecturer in the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka
2016 Visiting Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2012 Temporary Assistant Lecturer,  Department of International Relations, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
2011 - 2012 Temporary Tutor, Department of International Relations, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Awards

2021 Havard Kennedy School full scholarship for the Leadership, Organizing and Action program
2020 Oxford Universityßs CEDAW Human Rights Fellowship
2019 Swedish Institute's Leader Lab Fellowship
2018 Sangat South Asoan Feminist Fellowship

Publications

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2024

Jayarathne, Surangika (February 2024). Decolonizing Narratives on First Mothers in Inter-country Child Adoption For Reproductive Justice. Feministisches Geo-RundMail, 96, pp. 15-21. AK Feministische Geographien

2023

Jayarathne, Surangika (2023). Intimate geopolitics: love, territory, and the future on India’s Northern threshold. Gender, Place and Culture, 30(12), pp. 1818-1821. Routledge 10.1080/0966369X.2023.2199526

2018

Co-authored Monograph, “Plight of Rohingyas:Absence of Universal Consensus on Statelessness”,BCIS monograph series, Volume 2, issue 2, February 2018.

Does She Travel Safe? Sexual Harassment in Public Transportation in Sri Lanka, URL:​https://fempowermovement.com/does-she-travel-safe/

Celebrate Who You are With Pride: LGBTQI Rights in South Asia, URL:​​ https://fempowermovement.com/the-more-you-refuse-to-hear-our-voice-thelouder-we-will-sing/

2017

Co-authored paper- “Normative behavior in regional affairs: a conceptual study on ‘ASEAN Way’,Annual Research Symposium 2017, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

“for all without distinction as to sex”: Bringing sexual orientation and gender identity into International Human Rights Law with a special focus on LGBTQ rights, BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium 2017 August. https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/0fa56f_a2c5c85da31e49508beb4cbcbfd67d5e.pdf

Key Actors in Agenda- Settings on LGBTQ rights: Positive and Negative Role, 10th International Research Conference- 03-04th, August, 2017 General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka. http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/1872?show=full

“Be Bold For Change”:Is Sri Lankan Society Bold Enough?, Women’s Chapter Bangladesh,

25/03/2017. https://womenchapterenglish.com/be-bold-for-change-is-sri-lankan-society-bold-enough/

2016

“The more you refuse to hear our voice - The Louder we will sing" Bringing LGBTQI rights into International Human Rights Agenda : Challenges and Opportunities, International Conference on Human Rights, Citizenship, Democratization organized by the International Centre for Human

Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka,28th August,2016

2015

The Clash between implementation of Universal Human Rights Instruments and cultural practices: The case study of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa in 21st century. 2012 Research Symposium, Royal Asia Foundation, Sri Lanka.

2014

“New Regional Strategies to meet Environmental Sustainability in South Asia” International Conference on “Sri Lanka in World Affairs” by the Dept. of International Relations, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Projects

“Global baby markets”:mapping the il/legal geographies of inter-country adoption between Sri Lanka and Switzerland

During 2021-2024
Funding Swiss Government Excelleance Scholarship 2021
Description Asking to what extent the adoption processes of children from Sri Lanka to Switzerland were entangled with transnational (black) baby markets, this project traces back the adoptees’ transnational linkages. It employs a multi-sited research design to grasp the transnational connections between Sri Lanka and Switzerland.
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Presentations

2017  
August “Normative behavior in regional affairs: a conceptual study on ‘ASEAN Way’,Annual Research Symposium 2017, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

“for all without distinction as to sex”: Bringing sexual orientation and gender identity into International Human Rights Law with a special focus on LGBTQ rights, BCIS Emerging Scholars Symposium 2017 August. Key Actors in Agenda- Settings on LGBTQ rights: Positive and Negative Role, 10th International Research Conference- 03-04th, August, 2017 General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka.
2016  
August "The more you refuse to hear our voice - The Louder we will sing" Bringing LGBTQI rights into International Human Rights Agenda : Challenges and Opportunities, International Conference on Human Rights, Citizenship, Democratization organized by the International Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka,28th August,2016
2014  
  “New Regional Strategies to meet Environmental Sustainability in South Asia” International Conference on “Sri Lanka in World Affairs” by the Dept. of International Relations, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2012  
  The Clash between implementation of Universal Human Rights Instruments and cultural practices: The case study of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa in 21st century. 2012 Research Symposium, Royal Asia Foundation, Sri Lanka.

Conferences, Workshops, Sessions

2021  
March Harvard Kennedy School ‘s session on  the Leadership, Organizing and Action program.
2020  
February “ Struggle for Health Equality”, The International Health University, Kathmandu, Nepal, 16-26 February, 2020
June Oslo University Summer Programme on “ Human Rights”, The Oslo University, Norway, 26June- 25 July 2020
2019  
August Asian Cross Regional Feminist Convening 2019 at Bangkok, Thailand, 04th-o8th August, 2019.
October Swedish Institute Leader Lab 2019 at Stockholm, Sweden,06-19th,October, 2019.
“Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit 2019 at Oslo,Norway, 22-25, October, 2019.
2018  
January GIAN course on Gender and Sexuality on South Asia offered by Women’s Study Centre, Pune University, India, 08th January- 12th January,2018.
September Sangat XXIII South Asian Feminist Capacity Building Course on Gender, Sustainable Livelihoods, Human Rights and Peace, Kathmandu, Nepal, 04th September-03rd October, 2018.