Outline of the seminar 

1. Welcome and Introductions - (5 mins)

2. PGR-led Discussion - (5-20 mins)

PGRs, please take this opportunity to raise any topic at all. 

3. ‘PGR Presents 1: Feminist Research: New Perspective to Understand Peace Discourse

Aruni Samarakoon, 3rd Year PhD Candidate from the School of Politics and International Studiesin FBLP -  (15 mins plus Q&A 15 mins)

Abstract:

The contemporary Peace discourse is dominated by the Liberal Peace school, which promotes the aspect of Peace through Development. Since 2009, this Liberal Peace discourse has prevailed in a developing context similar to Sri Lanka,  where the Government is the key agent of implementing Peace. My PhD research develops a critical approach to the Liberal Peace Policy in Sri Lanka through Feminist epistemology.

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4. ‘PGR Presents 2: 'The moderating role of core self-evaluations in the relationship between abusive managers and employees' well-being.'

with Mohamed Hamoda, 3rd Year in FBLP -  (15 mins plus Q&A 15 mins)PhD Candidate in Marketing Management and Business Strategy 

Abstract:

Most leadership researchers are looking for positive ways and tools to lead people. Scholars investigate concepts like transformational, ethical, authentic, instructional, and distributed leadership, focusing on improving organisations' outcomes. However, there is a shortage of illustrating the dark side of leadership and how it may harm the employees' well-being. Therefore, this study sheds new light on how emotional exhaustion may mediate the relationship between abusive managers and employees' well-being. The present research also aims to contribute to the leadership literature by introducing core self-evaluation as a moderating variable that copes with the negative consequences of abusive managers on employees' well-being.

5. 'Any other business’

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Abstract 

Aruni Samarakoon, PhD candidate in Political Science, University of Hull

Feminist Research: New Perspective to Understand Peace Discourse

The contemporary Peace discourse is dominated by the Liberal Peace school, which promotes the aspect of Peace through Development. Since 2009, this Liberal Peace discourse has prevailed in a developing context similar to Sri Lanka,  where the Government is the key agent of implementing Peace. My PhD research develops a critical approach to the Liberal Peace Policy in Sri Lanka through Feminist epistemology.

The methodology literature mentions, that "Feminist research epistemology involved with the primary questions such as identity and differences, explores the identities of ethnicity, gender, class, caste and any other.  The Feminist epistemology further enquires the social reality in terms of how, why and what” (Bologh, 1990; Reinharz, 1992). This research, therefore, is to examine the social reality of Peace Building in the context of Sri Lanka, who gets involved with what and how in the process of Peace Building.

The empirical data was collected in the research through semi-structured interviews with the former Tamil combatants, who were militarily defeated in the civil war in 2009 by the Government of Sri Lanka and the Western allies, including, the United Kingdom. These former combatants in the research sample are in exile and living in London. 

The narratives of 15 former combatants were interviewed. I made personal visits to the homes of these combatants for interviews and observations. I participated in the “Commemoration of Mullivaikkal Massacre in London - 2022", organised by the former Tamil combatants.  I also, participated in the "Go Home President - 2022" political mobilisation event in London, which was organised by the Sinhala – Left Political Supporters, together with the former Tamil combatants.

Ethnography and cyber-ethnography were used in collecting empirical data.