- Samaraweera, H. Unnathi S., (2025). The Role of a Social Worker in the Midst of Socio-Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka, Social Work in an Unequal World, Rajendra Baikady (Ed.) (p. 433-448). Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/social-work-in-an-unequal-world-9780197807538?cc=lk&lang=en&#(Scopus indexed/ English language publication).
- Hettige, S., Mahees, M., Premarathna, M., Hariharan, L., Fernando, A., Unnathi, H., & Samaraweera, S. (2025). Science, Religion, and Evolution in a Context of Religious Pluralism: The Case of Sri Lanka. In International Perspectives on Science, Culture, and Belief(p. 125-146). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003476580-10/science-religion-evolution-context-religious-pluralism-siri-hettige-mohamed-mahees-mahesh-premarathna-luxshe-hariharan-avanka-fernando-unnathi-samaraweera (Co-authored/ English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H. Unnathi S. 2024. ‘Power and Politics in Collaborative Social Work: Experiences from Sri Lanka’, In The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics, and Social Work, (1st Edn), Baikady, R., Przeperski, J. Sajid S.M., & Islam,M.R. (eds). (p 279-294), Oxford, New York. https://books.google.lk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=CComEQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA279&ots=vh3G7_mXUs&sig=ia1l75KJ7Vz8ZaJRJEzgt0rQJ3I&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false(Scopus Indexed/ English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H. Unnathi S. 2024. ‘Cultural Sensitivity and Social Work within the Mlulticultural Landscape of Sri Lanka’, In The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Teaching, (1st Edn), Przeperski, J & Baikady, R. (eds). (p 519-530), Routledge, London. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003422402-38/cultural-sensitivity-social-work-within-multicultural-landscape-sri-lanka-unnathi-samaraweera?context=ubx&refId=acbabaa5-ad1d-4d06-a539-8ff8aa4b20d5 (Scopus indexed/ English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2023. ‘Reproducing Vulnerabilities Through Forced Displacement: A Case Study of Flood Victims in Galle District, Sri Lanka’. In Rebuilding Communities After Displacement, Hamza, M., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Malalgoda, C., Jayakody, C., Senanayake, A. (eds). (p 291-312). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21414-1_13 (Scopus indexed/English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2022. ‘Situating Female Substance Abuse Within the Larger Socio-cultural Context in Sri Lanka’. In The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems, Baikady, R., Sajid, S., Przeperski, J., Nadesan, V., Islam, M.R., Gao, J. (eds). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68127-2_1-1 (English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H. U. S. 2022. ‘A Critical Reading of Community Social Work Methods and Practices Employed within Urban Underserved Communities in Sri Lanka’. InThe Routledge Handbook of Social Work Field Education in the Global South, Baikady,R., Sajid S.M., Nadesan,V., Islam, M.R. (eds). (p. 102-115). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003270119-10/critical-reading-community-social-work-methods-practices-employed-within-urban-underserved-communities-sri-lanka-unnathi-samaraweera?context=ubx&refId=e6256593-88cf-4d05-83f5-eef3440bd609 (Scopus Indexed English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2021. ‘Flood ‘Survivors’ or Flood ‘Dependents’? A Sociological Reading of Flood ‘Victims’ in Urban Sri Lanka’. In Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risks, Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R., Dias, N. (eds). (p.223-233). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73003-1_14 (English language publication).
- Samaraweera H.U.S. 2020, “Social Work Education in Contemporary Sri Lanka: Issues and Challenges”. In The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education, S.M. S., Baikady R., Sheng-Li C., Sakaguchi H. (eds), (p.379-391). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39966-5_23 (Scopus Indexed/English language publication).
Ms. H. Unnathi S. Samaraweera
Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo
Publications
- Samaraweera, H. Unnathi S., 2024. A book review: Bharat Jayram Venkat’s “At the Limits of Cure”. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 26 (1), Pp. 208-209. The New Zealand Asian Studies Society. https://www.nzasia.org.nz/uploads/1/3/2/1/132180707/nzjas_june2024_toc.pdf (English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H. U. S. (2023). Exploring complexities of disaster risk and vulnerability: Everyday lives of two flood-affected communities in Sri Lanka. Sustainable Development, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ sd.2723 (Scopus Indexed English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H. U. S. 2021. ‘Is resilience a unique extension rather than a rejection of neoliberalism? A critical reading of David Chandler’s writings on resilience’.International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 12(5), 528-539. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-05-2020-0050 (Scopus Indexed English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2017. “Coping strategies identified and used by victims of flood disaster in Kolonnawa area: An analysis from a Social Work perspective” Science Direct, Procedia Engineering, 212 (2018) 675-682.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2018.01.087 (Scopus Indexed English language publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2016. ”Social issues faced by women when re-integrating into society following institutionalized rehabilitation for drug and alcohol addiction: from a social work perspective”, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 39. (01), pp.37-45. Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences is an index Journal (Sinhala language publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2019. “Evaluating community resilience in a flood affected vulnerable community: narratives based on flood victims in Kelani river band, Sedawatta, Sri Lanka” in the International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience on 14th January to 18th January 2019, jointly organized by University of Moratuwa and University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (Abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2018. “Using ‘small groups’ as a tool to enhance student participation in a discussion class” in 14th Annual SLAIHEE Conference on Higher Education in Sri Lanka on Creating graduates for positive change: The evidence of changed perceptions and practices on 26th July 2018, jointly organized by Centre of Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Innovation, Sri Lanka Technological Campus and Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness, Colombo, Sri Lanka (English/ Extended abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2017.“ Coping strategies identified and used by victims of flood disaster in Kolonnawa area: An analysis from a Social Work perspective” in 7th International Conference on Building Resilience Using Scientific Knowledge to Inform Policy and Practice in Disaster Risk Reduction (ICBR2017) on 27th – 29thNovember 2017, jointly organized by the Global Disaster Resilience Centre at the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom and Chiang Mai University, Naresuan University and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Thailand. As a part of the conference same article had been published in Science Direct, Procedia Engineering, ELSEVIER (English/ Abstract and Full paper publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2017. “The role of social worker in a disaster context: Narratives based on flood victims in Kolonnawa”, in Annual Research Symposium of University of Colombo on 21st – 22nd November 2017, organized by University of Colombo (English /Abstract publication)
- Samaraweera U. 2017. “The meaning of family for LGT identities in urban Sri Lanka”, in Workshop – Families, Kin and the State in Sri Lanka, on 24th – 25th July, organized by American Institute for Lankan Studies (AISL), Colombo, Sri Lanka (English).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2016. “Casteless or recasting with class? Caste and class identity dynamics in relation to marriage preferences among Sinhalese university undergraduates in Sri Lanka”, in International Conference on Caste, Social Justice & Democracy in Sri Lanka, on 19th – 20th November 2016, organized by International Centre for Ethnic Studies(ICES), Colombo, Sri Lanka (English).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2016. “The changing role of Sinhalese caste in marriage proposals in Sri Lanka: A content analysis based on weekend newspaper advertisements” in International Research Conference (ICon Arts 2016) on Managing Transitions for Empowerment: Sri Lanka Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow, on 12th -13th October 2016 organized by the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo (English/Abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2016. “How to use Scaling Question Method in Social Work to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls?” in International Conference on Social work – Social Development and Sustainable Development Goals, on 29th -30th September 2016 organized by the International consortium for Social Development (Asia Pacific) and Department of Sociology, University of Peradeniya (English/Abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. & Samarasinghe, B.G.I.M. 2016. “Sexuality as a taboo: Social discrimination against LGT identities and sex workers in Sri Lanka” in 9th International Research Conference : Professional Integration for a Secure Nation, on 8th -9th September 2016 organized by General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka (English / Co-authored paper /Abstract publication)
- Samaraweera, U.S. 2016. “A socio-cultural analysis on rights of LGT in Sri Lanka” in International Conference on Human Rights Citizenship and Democratisation, on 26th August to 28th August 2016 by the Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (English/Abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2016. “ “Yes we are the silent majority who are always on a margin as female minority” : Gender construction within the contemporary university premises” in 9th Annual Research Conference on 24th-26th March 2016 organized by the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Colombo (English/Abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2015. “Unseen lives: Making transgender identities visible: Dominant social perceptions of the transgender community in urban Sri Lanka”, in International Conference (IConArts) on Changing Socio – Economic Dynamics in Sri Lanka: Contexts, Culture and Imaginations on 03rd -4th December 2015 organized by the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo (English/Abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2015. “The livelihood issues faced by river shrimping community in urban Sri Lanka” in International Conference on Promoting Socio-Economic Equity in South Asia: Challenges and Prospects on 15th– 16th July 2015 organized by the National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka (English/Abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2014. “Unseen lives: Making transgender identity visible in urban Sri Lanka: Strategies used by transgender community to cope with, avoid or respond to the reactions they have experienced in society” in 14th National Convention on Women Studies on 2nd– 4th December 2014 organized by the Centre for Women’s Research, Colombo (English/Abstract and full paper publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2014. “Memory Keeper: Representation of the social transformation in between two eras of Sri Lankan history and the social responsibility of an artist” in International Conference on Revisiting Social Responsibility in Context of Crisis: Challenges and Possibilities in Sri Lanka on 17th – 18th November 2014, organized by Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo (English/Abstract publication)
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2014. “Unseen lives: making transgender identities visible: self-perceptions of transgender community based on their gender identity and sexual orientation in urban Sri Lanka” in Young Scholars International Conference: Debating Identity: Dialogue Across Boundaries on 16th – 17th October 2014, organized by the department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, South Asian University, New Delhi, India (English).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2014. “The misconception of the role of social worker only as a volunteer and development of well-being of institutionalized service users” in Launch of the National Volunteering Secretariat and National Conference on Volunteerism 2014 on 14th – 15th October 2014, organized by the United Nation organization collaboration with the Ministry of Social Services(English).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2012. “Attitudes towards lesbianism in the Sri Lankan context – Societal perceptions about lesbianism” in Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICE 2012) on 20th and 21st July 2012, organized by the Jaffna University, Jaffna (English/Abstract publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2012. “Attitudes towards lesbianism in the Sri Lankan context – Is lesbianism a result of sexual orientation or an impact of socialization process?” in 13th National Convention on Women’s Studies on 27th– 30th July 2012, organized by the Center for Women’s Research, Colombo (Sinhala/Abstract and full paper publication).
- Samaraweera, H.U.S. 2011. “Homosexuality in the Sri Lankan context” at the workshop on Gender and Sexualityon 28th and 29th July 2011, organized by American Institute for Lankan Studies, Colombo(English).