Dr Anoji Ekanayake
Anoji Ekanayake is a researcher based in Sri Lanka and Qatar with experience in migration and displacement research. She earned her PhD from the University of Colombo, where her research focused on the return, reintegration, and remigration of Sri Lankan migrant workers from the Gulf region. Her scholarly contributions have been published in international journals, including Comparative Migration Studies (Springer), Refugee Survey Quarterly (Oxford Academic), and Migration and Development (Routledge). On the hub, she was attached to the Migration and Displacement Stream and worked on Gender and Forced Displacement and Return, Reintegration and Political Restructuring projects.
Socials
Areas of Research
Labour migration; transnational communities; displacement and gender
Publications
- . (2021a). An empirical study of the factors that motivate Sri Lankan professionals to migrate to Qatar. Migration and Development, 10(3), 403–420.
- The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sri Lankan migrants in Qatar. Comparative Migration Studies, 9(1), 38
- (2023). Returning Home: A Comparative Analysis of the Experiences of Sri Lankan First- and Second-Generation Refugee Returnees from India. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 42(2), 180–203.
- . (2023). Gender and Forced Displacement in Humanitarian Policy Discourse: The Missing Link. Journal on Migration and Human Security, 23315024231189487
- An empirical study of the factors that motivate Sri Lankan professionals to migrate to Qatar. Migration and Development, 10(3), 403–420.
