Dr Avinash Paliwal Avinash specialises in foreign and security policy analysis with regional focus on South Asia, Afghanistan, and Myanmar.
Dr Grace (Yu) Mou Grace’s research interests lie primarily in Asian criminal justice, comparative criminal procedure, and socio-legal studies, especially in the country of China.
Dr Benjamin Bowles Dr Benjamin Bowles is a Lecturer in Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
Dr Dounia Mahlouly Dounia Mahlouly is Interim Chair of and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media Studies.
Yasmine Hafez Yasmine Hafez is a PhD researcher whose work combines ethnography and archival research to examine the socio-environmental transformations of the Delta Lakes and Lake Victoria. Her project traces the colonial histories and neoliberal interventions that have shaped these water bodies, focusing on how these forces impact the everyday lives of fishermen amid escalating climate threats. Her research centers on environmental justice in the Arab world, with a particular emphasis on the politics of knowledge.
Luca Proietti Luca Proietti, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, PhD Japanese Studies. Research interests: Performing Arts, Media, and Literature; Communities and Subcultures; Popular Culture; Traditional Folklore; Transnationalism and Transculturalism; Internet Culture and Social Media
Mr Craig Ryder Craig Ryder is a researcher at the Anthropology department. His research is about social media and activism in Sri Lanka. Craig is an expert in digital-approaches to ethnography.
Dr Vidya Venkat Vidya Venkat has worked in India for over a decade as a journalist in a reputed English newspaper and as a communications consultant in the international development sector.