Prof. (Dr.) MAM. Fowsar
Professor in Political Science
Dept. of Political Science
Faculty of Arts and Culture
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Prof. (Dr.) MAM. Fowsar
| Designation | Professor in Political Science |
| Department / Unit | Dept. of Political Science |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Culture |
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| Mobile | +94 77 4459410 |
| Skype / WhatsApp | +94 77 4459410 | +94 77 4459410 |
| fowsarma@seu.ac.lk |
- Ph.D (PU)‚ Pondicherry‚ India
- MA (UPDN)‚ Peradeniya‚ Sri Lanka
- BA (Hons)‚ (SEUSL)‚ Oluvil‚ Sri Lanka
- Dip. in HRPS‚ (UOC)‚ Colombo‚ Sri Lanka
- Head, Department of Political Science (2021 – 2023).
- Secretary for the Media Committee of the University (2019 - 2023).
- Subject Coordinator for Politics and Peace Studies Unit (2013, 2014 & 2015).
- Coordinator for Training, Research and Development, CEDPL (2020).
- Chairman of the Board of Survey - 2017, 2019 & 2021.
- Chairman of the Bid Opening Committee - 2021 & 2022.
- Grant Coordinator - HETC-IDAS, UDG, HETC Project (Funded by World Bank) (2014-2016).
- Students Counsellor (2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 & 2019).
- Mentor (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020 & 2021).
- Academic Sub-warden (Part Time) (2012).
- Member of Sub-committee of SER-WC/IR - 2019 (2019).
- Member of the Inquiry Committee (2019).
- Member of the Sports Advisory Board (SAB) (2019, 2020 & 2021).
- Sri Lankan Politics
- Political Ideologies
- Peace Studies
- Human Rights
- Local Government
- Minority Politics
- Political Economy
- Muslim Minority Issues
- Local Governance
- Ethnic Conflict
- Post-war Studies
- Public Policy
- Environmental Governance
- Co-Editor in Chief - KALAM International Research Journal, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 15(1&2), June & December 2022.
- Editor in Chief - KALAM International Research Journal, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 13(1&2), June & December 2020.
- Editorial Assistant - KALAM International Research Journal, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 12(1), June 2019.
- Editorial Assistant - KALAM International Research Journal, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 12(2), December 2019.
- Member of Editorial Board - Journal of Social Review, Department of Social Sciences, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2(1), June 2014.
- Member of Editorial Board - Journal of Social Review, Department of Social Sciences, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 3(1), December 2014.
- Member of Editorial Board - Journal of Social Review, Department of Social Sciences, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 3(2), December 2014.
- Member of Editorial Board - KALAM International Research Journal, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 9(1), June 2015.
- Member of Editorial Board - KALAM International Research Journal, Published by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 9(2), December 2015.
- Member of Editorial Board - International Research Journal of Management, IT and Social Sciences (IRJMIS), Published by Scientific and Literature Open Access Publishing, United Kingdom (2016 up to now).
- Member of Editorial Board - International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH), Published by The Chief Executive Editor UTM Editorial Office, UTM Publication, Ecuador / South America, (2017 up to now).
- Co-Editor, Proceeding of Abstract, National Conference on Regional Development – 2011, Organized by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (10th & 12th December 2011).
- Co-Editor, Book of Abstracts, South Eastern University Arts Research Session (SEUARS 2015) - 4th International Symposium on Emerging Trends in Multidisciplinary Research and Practice, Organized by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (22nd December 2015).
- Editorial Board Member, Book of Abstracts, 6th International Symposium on Multidisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development in the Information Era (IntSym - 2016), Organized by South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (20th & 21st December 2016).
- Co-Publication Chair, Book of Abstracts, South Eastern University Arts Research Session (SEUARS 2017) - 6th International Symposium on New Horizons towards Human Development, Organized by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (26th June 2018).
- Co-Publication Chair, 9th International Symposium of South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Organized by South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (27th and 28th November 2019).
- Ihjaz, M.M., Sivakumar, N., Fowsar, M.A.M. & Ramesh, R. (2015). Contemporary Political Concepts. Kandy: Information Welfare Association.
- Fazil, M.M., & Fowsar, M.A.M. (2019). International Relations: An Introduction. Chennai & Colombo: Kumaran Book House (ISBN: 978-955-659-649-6)..
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2012). Political Science: Structure Questions and Answer Notes. Colombo: Islamic Book House (ISBN: 978-955-0687-25-1).
- Jabbar, M.A., & Fowsar, M.A.M. (2012). Political Science. Kandy: Kurnchi Publishers & Nethra Offset Printers (ISBN: 978-955-53576-5-4).
- Rameez, M.A.M., Fowsar, M.A.M., & Raizudeen, M.I. (Eds.). (2016). Gateway to East: Political Background of East and 25 Years Political Records of Hizbullah. Oluvil: Political Science Association, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (ISBN: 978-955-627-096-9).
- Rameez, A., & Fowsar, M.A.M. (2018). An Empirical Survey on Factors Affecting Citizens’ Trust in Public Institutions in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Journal of Politics and Law, 11(2), 88-100. https://doi.org/10.5539/jpl.v11n2p88 (Indexed in ESCI).
- Fazil, M.M., & Fowsar, M.A.M. (2019). Sri Lanka Muslim Congress: Current Flaws and Necessary Reforms. Kalam International Research Journal, 12(1), 01-16.
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2019). 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative in Sri Lanka - China Foreign Relations: Colombo Port City Development and Hambantota Development. Kalam International Research Journal, 12(2), 46-59.
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2020). Third-Party Mediation in Sri Lanka’s Peace Attempts: A Study on the Role of Norwegian Mediation. Journal of Politics and Law, 13(3), 30-37. https://doi.org/10.5539/jpl.v13n3p30 (Indexed in ESCI).
- Ayoob, S.M., & Fowsar, M.A.M. (2020). Invasion of Paddy Combine Harvester (PCH) and Its Socioeconomic Impacts: A Study based on Ampara District, Sri Lanka. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 9(5), 138-146. https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2020-0092 (Indexed in Scopus).
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2020). Local Democratic Crises in Sri Lanka: A Study based on Kalmunai Municipal Council. Journal of Educational and Social Research, 10(5), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2020-0085 (Indexed in Scopus).
- Fowsar, M.A.M., Rameez, M.A.M. & Rameez, A. (2020). Muslim Minority in Post-war Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Aluthgama and Digana Violence. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 9(6), 56-68. https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2020-0111 (Indexed in Scopus).
- Fazil, M.M., Fowsar, M.A.M., Kamalasiri, V., Sajeetha, T.F., & Sakki, M.B.S., (2020). Accommodating Minorities into Sri Lanka’s Post-Civil War State System: Government Initiatives and Their Failure. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 9(6), 290-306. https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2020-0132 (Indexed in Scopus).
- Rameez, A., & Fowsar, M.A.M., & Lumna, N. (2020). Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education Sectors in Sri Lanka: A Study based on South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. Journal of Educational and Social Research, 10(6), 341-349. https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2020-0132 (Indexed in Scopus).
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2023). Local Autonomy in India: Evolution, Challenges and Prospects. 60th All India Political Science Conference and International Seminar on Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, and One Future. Organized by Indian Political Science Association, India (9th - 10th September 2023)
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2015). Politics of Reconciliation in Post-war Sri Lanka: A Critical Study on the Report of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. South Eastern University Arts Research Session (SEUARS 2015) – 4th International Symposium on Emerging Trends in Multidisciplinary Research and Practice - 2015, Organized by Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil (22nd December 2015).
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2017). Institutional and Non-Institutional Constraints Confronting Local Governments in Sri Lanka. 6th Annual International Research Conference on Optimizing Enterprise through Research Excellence: Technological Change and Innovation – 2017 (AIRC 2017), Organized by Faculty of Management and Commerce, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil (15th & 16th November 2017).
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2017). Changing Dynamics of Minority Politics in Post-war Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Muslim Politics. The Twenty-Second Annual Conference and International Seminar – 2017, Organized by the Association of Third World Studies, South Asia Chapter (ATWS, SAC) in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka (28th, 29th & 30th November 2017).
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2019). Forceful Expulsion of Muslims from Northern Sri Lanka: Thirty Years of Struggle for Resettlement. International Seminar on Forced Migrants, Refugees, Welfare Policies and the State. Organized by the Department of Sociology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (02nd to 06th December 2019).
- Fowsar, M.A.M. (2020). Displacement and Resettlement in a Post-war Setting: Sri Lanka’s Experience. A Two-Day International Conference on Consortium for Business, Marketing and Management, Organized by the Research Department of Commerce, St. John’s College in collaboration with Environmental Advisory for Sustainable Trust (EAST), Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India (23rd & 24th January 2020).
- Commonwealth Scholarship (2022), Awarded by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
- Commonwealth Scholarship (2018), Awarded by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
- Research Grant (2016), Asia Foundation-funded Research Project on Citizens' Trust in Public Institutions in Eastern Sri Lanka.
- A Delegate in Peace Conference Simulation (2009), Oslo, Norway. Awarded by Peace Conference Simulation Group, Oslo, Norway.
- Research Grant (2008) for Undergraduate Research, Awarded by National Integration Programme Unit (NIPU), Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration, Sri Lanka.
- Mahapola Higher Education (Merit) Scholarship - 2004, Awarded by the Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund, Sri Lanka.
- Millennium Presidential Scholarship (2002) for the Advanced Level Student in 2002, Awarded by Presidential Scholarship Fund, Sri Lanka.