2025/01/06 by Hemalatha Pradeepkumar · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography #Higher Education Governance and Development #Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
paper · pdf · doi:10.11647/obp.0427.03
openalex publication_date 2025/01/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This chapter explores the significance of acknowledging the hidden narratives of violence in conflict-affected contexts. It focuses on the impact of ethnic-based armed conflict on Sri Lanka's higher education (HE) institutions until 2009. There is limited analysis of this period and its post-conflict legacies in grey literature and academic publications spanning from 1960 to 2022. The author examines available information to gain insights into academics' experiences within Sri Lankan universities and reflects on the struggles faced by hegemonic and counter-hegemonic powers post-conflict. The text explores Sri Lankan academics as consciousness-raisers and peacebuilders amidst trauma and constraints during the conflict, supported by interventions aimed at rebuilding universities after violence ceased. Concerns are raised regarding fragile conditions that impede academia's contribution to war-torn societies due to numerous adverse challenges impacting academics’ personal and professional lives.