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Research interests
Pankhuri is a Research Associate in the School of Management at the University of Bath working on a 4-year UKRI project to interrogate the meaning of dignity in supply chains in India and the UK’s garment and IT industries.
She completed her PhD in Sociology from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Her research lies at the intersection of Sociology and Management Studies and she focuses on work and exploitation, migration, trafficking and bureaucracy.
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Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy, Journeys to freedom? Post-Rescue Ethnography of Bonded Labourers and Sex Workers in India, University of Bristol
14 Sept 2017 → 13 Sept 2021
Award Date: 17 Dec 2021
Development Studies, Master in Science, School of Oriental and African Studies
14 Sept 2015 → 15 Sept 2016
Award Date: 16 Sept 2016
External positions
Co-Convenor of the study group, Slavery and Modern Slavery, British Sociological Association
2022 → …
Keywords
- ethnography
- research methods
- bureaucracy
- temporality
- migration
- Trafficking
- slavery
- labour
- work
- gender
- sex work
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Caste of Freedom from Plantation to Farm—Theorising Caste in Critical Slavery Studies
Agarwal, P. (PI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/28
Project: UK charity
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Digital Dilemmas: The Promise and Pitfalls of Tackling Modern Slavery Through Tech
Agarwal, P. (PI) & Parmanand, S. (CoI)
31/03/25 → 30/12/25
Project: Research council
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From an event to a process: Reimagining modern slavery rescue
Agarwal, P., 31 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sociology. 00380385251357201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Remote Work and Reorganization of Household Infrastructure in the Global South: Insights from the Indian Information Technology Industry
Soundararajan, V., Agarwal, P. & Tyagi, D., 20 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Economic Geography. 30 p., lbaf052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards a Systemic Approach for Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains: An Integrative Review and Research Agenda
Soundararajan, V., Wilhelm, M., Crane, A., Agarwal, P. & Shetty, H., 27 Jan 2025, In: Academy of Management Annals. 19, 1, p. 230-264 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What happens after “modern slavery” rescues? A case of rescued bonded labourers in ‘waiting’ in India
Agarwal, P., 30 Nov 2025, In: Sociological Review. 73, 6, p. 1479-1498 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coping with personhood limbo: Personhood anchoring work among undocumented workers in Italy
Derakhshan, R., Soundararajan, V., Agarwal, P. & Crane, A., 22 Feb 2024, In: Human Relations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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