Humanities and Social Sciences Fellows

Associate Professor Robyn Andrews

Robyn Andrews has a specialised interest in India, particularly in Anglo-Indian Studies. She is also interested in social inequality, migrant experiences, ageing, and religion

Professor Tony Ballantyne

Tony Ballantyne has worked extensively on the modern British empire: particularly, the development of colonial knowledge.

Emeritus Professor Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

Sekhar Bandyopadhyay is the founder and the current Director of the NZIRI. His primary research interest is in the history of nationalism and caste in colonial and postcolonial India.

Professor Gregory Booth

Gregory Booth is a professor of Ethnomusicology at Auckland University, and an Associate Director of the NZIRI.

Associate Professor Jane Buckingham

Jane Buckingham is an Associate Prof of History at University of Canterbury, and an Associate Director of the NZIRI.

Associate Professor Vijay Devadas

Vijay Devdas is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Auckland University of Technology, and an Associate Director of the NZIRI.

Associate Professor Christina Ergler

Christina Ergler is an Associate Prof of Geography at University of Otago.

Dr Lorena Gibson

Lorena Gibson is a senior lecturer of Cultural Anthropology at Victoria University of Wellington.

Professor Nikki Hessel

Nikki Hessel is a Professor and Deputy Head of School in the School of Arts and Media at Victoria University of Wellington.

Associate Professor Douglas Hill

Douglas Hill is an Associate Professor in the School of Geography at University of Otago.

Professor Henry Johnson

Henry Johnson is the Head of Programme and Professor in the School of Performing Arts at University of Otago.

Professor Priya Kurian

Priya Kurian is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Waikato, and an Associate Director of the NZIRI.

Associate Professor Jacqueline Leckie

Jacqueline Leckie is an Adjunct Research Fellow with the Stout Centre for New Zealand Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

Professor Giacomo Lichtner

Giacomo Lichtner is Professor of History and a cultural historian at Victoria University of Wellington.

Dr Graeme MacRae

Graeme MacRae is a senior lecturer in Social Anthropology at Massey University's Auckland campus.

Professor Debashish Munshi

Debashish Munshi is a Professor in the Waikato Management School at University of Waikato.

Associate Professor Manjeet Pardesi

Manjeet Pardesi is an Associate Professor of International Relations in the Political Science and International Relations Programme and Asia Research Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

Dr Nayantara Sheoran Appleton

Nayantara Sheoran Appleton is a senior lecturer in the School of Science in Society at Victoria University of Wellington.

Professor Rachel Simon-Kumar

Rachel Simon-Kumar is Professor within the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland.

Professor Jane Stafford

Jane Stafford is a Professor of English Literature at Victoria University of Wellington.

Professor Will Sweetman

Will Sweetman is a Professor and Head of Programme Asian Religions at the University of Otago, and an Associate Director of the NZIRI.

Associate Professor Sita Venkateshwar

Sita Venkateshwar is an Associate Professor in the Social Anthropology programme at Massey University, and an Associate Director of the NZIRI.

Associate Professor Rick Weiss

Rick Weiss is an Adjunct Associate Professor in School of Social and Cultural Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.