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Khursheed Wadia

Profile

I am a Professor of Sociology and have worked at the University of Warwick since 2004. I am also co-director of the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender and Course director of the MA in Gender and International Development.

Research

My research lies at the intersection of gender, ethnicity/race and politics in Europe with a focus on Britain and France. More specifically it covers the field of political participation and policy.

I am co-author (with Gill Allwood, Professor of Gender and Politics, NTU) of:

I am also co-author (with Danièle Joly, Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick) of:

I am co-editor (with Dr. Gabriella Lazaridis) of:

Current and past projects

Selected publications and reports

  • Lazaridis, G. and Wadia, K. (eds) (2015) The Securitisation of Migration in the EU: Debates since 9/11, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Wadia, K. (2015) Interpreting Activism: Gender and Minority Rights (deliverable 7.2), MYPLACE (FP7) Project
  • Wadia, K. (2015) 'Women from Muslim Communities in Britain: Political and Civic Activism in the 9/11 Era’, in T. Peace (ed.) Muslims and Political Participation in Britain, London: Routledge
  • Charles, N. and Wadia, K. (2014) UK Feminista: Young Women's Feminist Activism (deliverable 7.1), MYPLACE (FP7) Project
  • Charles, N., Pilkington, H., Popov, A. and Wadia, K. (2013) Interpreting Participation: UK Report (deliverable 5.3), MYPLACE (FP7) Project

Teaching 2025 – 2026

Term 1: SO923 Gender, Imperialism and International Development

Term 1: SO9E5 Feminist Theories and Epistemologies: Debates and Dilemmas

Term 2: SO116 Sociology of Gender

PhD supervision

I am interested in supervising research in the broad area of gender and ‘race’/ethnicity studies and more specifically political and civic engagement, equalities, public policies and social transformation. I am currently supervising the following PhD students:

  • Bruna Do Rego Troccoli (with Prof. Ravi Thiara, Sociology Warwick), PhD full-time, ESRC-funded
  • Iria Dominguez (with Prof. Nickie Charles, Sociology Warwick), PhD part-time
  • S. Mary Arokia (with Prof. Emily Henderson, Education Studies Warwick), PhD full-time, ESRC-funded
  • Maira Tehseen (with Prof. Line Nyhagen, University of Loughborough), PhD full-time, ESRC-funded
  • Mayurakshi Dutta (with Prof. Ravi Thiara) PhD full-time, ESRC-funded

 

 

 

Professor of Sociology

Office: D0.14, Social Sciences Building

Email: khursheed.wadia@warwick.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)24 765 23970

Pronouns: she/her

Advice and feedback hours: Tuesday after 3:00pm by appointment