Anoji Ekanayake holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has extensive experience in research on migrant workers and internally displaced persons. Her PhD thesis focused on the return, reintegration, and remigration of Sri Lankan migrant workers from the Gulf region. She is currently a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Migration Research and Development (CMRD) in Sri Lanka, where she is involved in implementation research on providing psychosocial support...

Roles

  • Centre for Migration Research and Development

    Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Senior Researcher

  • The Gender, Justice and Security Hub, London School of Economics and Political Science

    Other, London, United Kingdom
    Research Assistant

  • GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub, LSE

    Other, London, United Kingdom
    Research Assistant

  • VeritĂ© Research

    Other, Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Research Assistant

  • Monash University

    University, Clayton, Australia
    Research Assistant - Freelance

Research

Drivers of return of Sri Lankan migrants in the skill spectrum from the Gulf region

Authors Anoji Ekanayake, Anoji Ekanayake
Year 2024
Journal Name Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
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1 Journal Article

Gender and Forced Displacement in Humanitarian Policy Discourse: The Missing Link

Authors Anoji Ekanayake, Rajith Lakshman, Brad K. Blitz, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Journal on Migration and Human Security
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2 Journal Article

Returning Home: A Comparative Analysis of the Experiences of Sri Lankan First- and Second-Generation Refugee Returnees from India

Authors Anoji Ekanayake, Anoji Ekanayake, Kopalapillai Amirthalingam, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Refugee Survey Quarterly
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3 Journal Article

The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sri Lankan migrants in Qatar

Authors Anoji Ekanayake, Kopalapillai Amirthalingam
Year 2021
Journal Name Comparative Migration Studies
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4 Journal Article

An empirical study of the factors that motivate Sri Lankan professionals to migrate to Qatar

Authors Anoji Punchikumari Ekanayake, Kopalapillai Amirthalingam
Year 2021
Journal Name Migration and Development
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5 Journal Article

Impact of migration of Sri Lankan professionals to Qatar on skill acquisition and brain drain

Authors Anoji Ekanayake, Kopalapillai Amirthalingam
Year 2020
Journal Name Migration and Development
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6 Journal Article

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