Dr Pankhuri Agarwal
Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
- Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow
Research interests
- Human Resource Management
Biography
Dr Pankhuri Agarwal is a sociologist researching at the intersection of work, migration, technology and slavery. With over a decade of experience across academia and the development sector, her work examines why people do the work they do and how state and corporate interventions shape that work.
Her research has been published in leading journals including Sociology, Human Relations, Academy of Management Annals, and The Sociological Review. She also writes for wider audiences through platforms such as The Conversation, OpenDemocracy, and The Indian Express, and regularly contributes expert input to legal and institutional reform processes in India and the UK.
Her forthcoming book, Fictions of Freedom: Migration, Modern Slavery and Bureaucracy in India, will be published by the Cambridge University Press in 2026.
Dr Agarwal is currently accepting new PhD students.
News
New book questions what freedom means for workers rescued from modern slavery
Dr Pankhuri Agarwal looks at what happens after workers are ‘rescued’ from trafficking and exploitation and asks whether interventions intended to secure...
Events
Book Launch: Fictions of Freedom
In-person event hosted by King's Business School
Please note: this event has passed.
News
New book questions what freedom means for workers rescued from modern slavery
Dr Pankhuri Agarwal looks at what happens after workers are ‘rescued’ from trafficking and exploitation and asks whether interventions intended to secure...
Events
Book Launch: Fictions of Freedom
In-person event hosted by King's Business School
Please note: this event has passed.