NSRI research advisor
Political Sociology & Development
Uddhab Pyakurel, PhD
Dean, School of Arts · Associate Professor of Sociology · Kathmandu University
Kathmandu University Dean and political sociologist studying inequality, migration, democracy, conflict and development across South Asia.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Academic profiles
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Research biography
Uddhab Pyakurel is Dean of Kathmandu University's School of Arts and an Associate Professor of Sociology. His research addresses political sociology, labor migration, social inclusion, inequality, conflict, democracy and India-Nepal relations. His scholarship includes the Springer monograph Reproduction of Inequality and Social Exclusion, and current public metrics report 519 citations and an h-index of 12.
Project with NSRI
Proposed research directionMigration, Social Mobility and Household Resilience in Rapidly Changing South Asian Communities
This direction is designed to become a focused, student-executable research project. The final question, method, and deliverable are refined with the advisor and NSRI research team.
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How they will advise
Academic standing
- PhD
- Dean, School of Arts · Associate Professor of Sociology · Kathmandu University
- Kathmandu, Nepal
Open to advising
- Research teams led by an experienced NSRI Research Lead
Advisor role
- Suggest a specific research project or question
Potential outputs
- Open-ended exploratory output
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Selected research
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