Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Samanthi J. Gunawardana is a Senior Lecturer in Gender and Development in the Faculty of Arts, and a member of the Monash Gender, Peace and Security Centre. She is the Course Director for the Master of International Development Practice.
She has a PhD in Economics and Commerce from The University of Melbourne. Prior to joining Monash University, she was a Lecturer in Employment Relations at Griffith University, and an Instructor in Labour Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Samanthi was the 2009-2010 Visiting Professor of International Studies at Trinity College in Connecticut, and in 2006 she was a Visiting International Fellow at Cornell University.
Samanthi’s research examines the impact of development policy on employment systems, labour, and livelihoods among rural women in South Asia, with a particular emphasis on gender, development and labour in Sri Lanka. Key topics explored include export processing zone employment systems, freedom of association, labour organizing, labour migration, and connections between the political economy of households and development policy.
Research area keywords
- International Relations
- Gender
- Labour Force
- Developing countries
- Worker's Rights
- Human Rights
- Political Economy
- Ethical Sourcing
- Feminist political economy
- Livelihoods
Network
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Projects
- 1 Active
Inclusive Economies and Enduring Peace: The Transformative Role of Social Reproduction
True, J., Gunawardana, S., Johnston, M., Rai, S., Pratt, N., Elias, J. & Lingham, J.
1/08/19 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
Research Output
A continuum of participation: rethinking Tamil women’s political participation and agency in post-war Sri Lanka
Koens, C. & Gunawardana, S. J., 1 Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : International Feminist Journal of Politics. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Carceral Spaces and Social Reproduction: Exploring Export Processing Zones in Sri Lanka and Prisons in Argentina
Pereyra-Iraola, V. & Gunawardana, S., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Social Politics. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Emerging economies, freedom of association and collective bargaining for women workers in export-oriented manufacturing
Gunawardana, S. J., 2018, The Routledge Companion to Employment Relations. Wilkinson, A., Dundon, T., Donaghey, J. & Colvin, A. J. S. (eds.). 1st ed. New York NY USA: Routledge, p. 372-386 15 p. (The Routledge Companion).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Gendered Depletion in Export-Processing Zones
Gunawardana, S. J., 27 Mar 2018, 1 p. Sheffield UK : Progress in Political Economy (PPE).Research output: Other contribution › Other › peer-review
Gendered state assemblages and temporary labor migration: The case of Sri Lanka
Gunawardana, S. J., 2018, Revisiting Gendered States: Feminist Imaginings of the State in International Relations. New York USA: Oxford University Press, p. 85-101 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Australian International Political Economy Network Richard Higgott Journal Article Prize
Gunawardana, Samanthi (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Faculty of Arts Citation for Excellence in Post-Graduate Coursework Teaching
Gunawardana, Samanthi (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
Keynote: Report launch of Rural women’s participation and recognition in sustainable agricultural livelihoods across their life-course, in post-war Sri Lanka
Samanthi Gunawardana (Keynote/plenary speaker)
26 Mar 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Panel discussant: Book launch of True, J., Parashar, S. & Tickner, A. Gendered States Revisited: Implications for 21st Century International Relations.
Samanthi Gunawardana (Invited speaker)
5 Jul 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Gendered Care in Spaces of Seclusion and Exclusion in Sri Lanka and Argentina, Post-conflict care economy and depletion of women’s labour
Samanthi Gunawardana (Speaker), & V Pereya (Speaker)
2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Gender, microfinance and micro-credit in Asia: Observations from Post-war rural Sri Lanka
Samanthi Gunawardana (Speaker)
13 Nov 2017 → 14 Nov 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Monash Warwick Alliance Workshop 2017
Samanthi Gunawardana (Speaker)
10 Sep 2017 → 11 Sep 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press / Media
Gendered Depletion in Export Processing Zones
27/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Clothing. International Political Economy of Everyday Life
1/01/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment