Harshan Kumarasingham

Dr. Harshan Kumarasingham is a Reader in Politics and History at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. His work bridges Politics, History, and Law, focusing on British and Commonwealth constitutional history, decolonization, and comparative political systems. He holds affiliations with institutions such as the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (London) and the Centre of South Asian Studies (Cambridge).

Dr. Kumarasingham's research explores topics like the British Empire's legacy, the Westminster model, and the constitutional frameworks of former colonies. He has authored/co-edited volumes such as The Cambridge Constitutional History of the United Kingdom and Constitution-making in Asia. His international career includes roles at Cambridge, Ludwig Maximilian University (Munich), and King's College London.

Key research interests include British political history, decolonisation, Commonwealth comparative politics, and the role of monarchy in constitutional crises. He supervises PhD students in areas like modern British political history and imperial and Commonwealth studies.

His recent projects include The Elizabethan Constitution 1952-2022 (funded by the British Academy) and the Commonwealth Constitutionalism Research Network. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and contributes to journals like The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History.