About Us

We are an interdisciplinary group of academic researchers based in the UK, however, we endeavour to feature work that explores various international settings, conditions and engagements with diverse communities.

The aim of our blog is to stimulate conversations and debate, and as such individual blogs may not reflect the personal and political views of the editors.

The editorial team (alphabetically) is comprised of:

Lakshmi Bose is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge whose research centres on intergenerational female activism in the context of state securitisation and militarisation in South Africa and Egypt.

Rebecca Gordon is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge exploring the work of a grassroots Microfinance organisation in rural India, impacts on women’s lives and girls’ education.

Arif Naveed is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. His current research is on the role of schooling in intergenerational social mobility in rural Pakistan. He has a strong interest in theoretical and methodological issues in eliciting and listening to the voices of the poor.

Sharon Walker is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge researching issues of race equality in UK higher education policy. She also researches issues of race and racism in education and international development.

We warmly welcome anyone who wants to engage on these issues.