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Dr Ina Zharkevich is a Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology and Development at King's College London, based in the Department of International Development within the School of Global Affairs. She holds a DPhil in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, where she previously served as a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow and Departmental Lecturer. Her work focuses on the intersection of violence, migration, and economic systems in the Nepali Himalayas, with a particular emphasis on transnational families, debt-driven migration, and the anthropology of religion.
Research interests include the anthropology of war and violence, migration economies, and the anthropology of religion, with recent explorations into shamanic traditions and Christian conversion among indigenous groups. She teaches courses on social justice, violence, and inequality at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Education: DPhil in Development Studies (University of Oxford)
- Key Research Themes: Maoist civil war impact, irregular migration, economic anthropology, and Himalayan religious practices
- Supervision: Actively mentoring PhD students like Chloe Nasr and Yaroslava Bukhta
Her publications include Maoist People’s War and the Revolution of Everyday Life in Nepal (CUP 2019) and recent articles on debt-driven migration and shamanic agency. She contributes to the Social Justice research group, examining global networks and mobilities' societal impacts.
