About Natasha Palansuriya

Natasha Palansuriya is a Senior Research Professional at the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) in Sri Lanka. She leads the thematic area of Social Cohesion and Reconciliation, and also contributes to the thematic area of Diasporas and Development. Her most recent work at CEPA was as Regional Lead for conducting consultations in Asia regarding the progress of SDG16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions). Concurrently, she is completing her PhD at City, University of London, where her research focuses on the Sri Lankan Tamil diasporas transnational engagement in the transitional justice process of Sri Lanka. Natasha, also, has a master’s in International Politics and Human Rights from City, University of London where her dissertation explored the post-war reconciliation process of Sri Lanka. Her areas of expertise include, transitional justice, post-war reconciliation, governance and democracy, diaspora engagement and transnational civil society.