Centre for South Asian Studies

Profile

I have broad interests in a) changing norms and forms of international development, global health, human rights, and humanitarian response; b) labour migration, border crossing and citizenship, c) culture and politics of South Asia; and d) socio-economic-political transition in Nepal and the Himalaya.

I have carried out ethnographic fieldwork in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Malawi. I have extensively researched on labour migration, borders, foreign aid-funded development projects, Maoist conflict, humanitarianism, human rights documentation, international research collaboration, ethics governance, the humanitarian crisis following floods, earthquake and conflict, health policy and planning, community health volunteers, and maternal and child health.

Over the last 15 years, I have offered consultancy services to a number of development organisations including DFID, World Bank, USAID, DANIDA,  UK Government Office for Science, JHPIEGO, Options, Oxford Policy Management Limited, Care International, Save the Children, Saferworld, Scottish Government, United Mission to Nepal and Family Health International among others.

I am an executive member of the British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS), and the Britain Nepal Academic Council (BNAC).

I am a Co-editor of Himalaya.

I am also an Associate Editor of 'South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies'.

I served as a member of the commissioning panel for the ESRC Centres Competition 2018.

Topics interested in supervising

In particular, I welcome students working in the following fields: ethics, politics and practices of international development (development, humanitarian global health and human rights) response, labour migration and socio-political change in South Asia and and the Himalayas.

If you are interested in being supervised by Jeevan Sharma, please see the links below for more information:

• PhD in Social Anthropology
• PhD in South Asian Studies
• PhD in International Development