Juvaria Jafri

Juvaria Jafri is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of East Anglia's School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies, specializing in political economy and the role of finance in development. She holds a doctorate from City, University of London, and previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge and the Wangari Maathai Visiting Professor at the University of Kassel. Her research focuses on financial inclusion, digital financial access, and philanthropic capital's role in sustainable development, particularly in South Asia.

Education includes degrees from the University of Toronto (Canada) and the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology in Karachi, Pakistan. She has held industry roles in finance and management consulting, enriching her interdisciplinary perspective.

Her research interests span global political economy, financialization, and development challenges. Recent work explores China-Pakistan economic dynamics, shadow banking in Pakistan, and decolonizing quantitative research methods. She actively supervises PhD students in Global Political Economy (GPE) focusing on South Asia.

Key achievements include the 2022 Jacqui Briggs Prize. She collaborates internationally, with notable engagements in Germany, Canada, and the UK. External roles include Honorary Fellow at City, University of London, and contributions to policy studies.

Her articles analyze geopolitical finance, digital inclusion barriers, and global debt structures. These contributions highlight her expertise in linking financial systems to socio-political contexts, particularly in semi-peripheral economies.

Research collaborations emphasize South Asia, China, and the Global South, reflecting her commitment to understanding finance's role in development from a critical perspective.