Dr. Madurika Rasaratnam is a lecturer in Comparative Politics at City, University of London. Her research is concerned with the comparative and international politics of ethnic and nationalist conflicts, conflict management and peacebuilding with a regional focus on the countries of south Asia. Dr. Rasaratnam is the author of ‘Tamils and the Nation: India and Sri Lanka Compared’ co-published by Hurst & Co and OUP. She has previously taught at the University of Kent, SOAS and LSE.