Dr Ayushman Bhagat
Lecturer in Political Geography
- Politics and History
- Social and Political Sciences
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Research area(s)
My work is rooted in my policy and grassroots experiences and problematises the implications of restrictive migration policies and practices, with a particular emphasis on the spatialisation of state power and non-state actors, and the autonomy of migrants. My conceptual endeavours thus far have focused on the co-constitution of migrant workers' diverse mobility practices and restrictive policies and practices in the Global South. This has involved exploring issues related to borders, mobilities, place-based stigma, carceral protectionism, internal detention and deportation in the emigration regime, as well as exploitation, entrapment and abandonment experienced by citizens in their labour relations. I prioritise participatory praxis as a guiding principle in my research, teaching, and advocacy efforts.
Research Interests
Politics of Anti-Trafficking, Modern Slavery and Migration Control
Mobility, Borders, Carceral Protectionism, Stigma, Escape
'Modern Slavery' Funding Landscape
Migrant Workers' Death
Research grants and projects
Grants
Funder: Gerda Henkel Stiftung
Duration: January 2024 - December 2024
This project aims to better understand forced migrant labourers’ situations ‘in limbo’ when they are stranded in transit and destination countries.
Funder: Unfunded Research Project
Duration: October 2023 -
This project explores the ways in which funding streams and funder priorities effect how researchers engage with specific topics and languages. The primary focus is the concept of ‘modern slavery’, which was formally enshrined as a legal category by the British government via the Modern Slavery Act of 2015.