Menahil Tahir

Menahil Tahir is a Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of Anthropology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, specializing in conflict-induced migration and displacement. Her work bridges ethnographic fieldwork with policy analysis, focusing on Afghanistan-Pakistan migration dynamics.

• Research Focus: Conflict-induced migration, return migration, protracted displacement, and sensory ethnography
• Regional Expertise: Pakistan and Afghanistan

Her PhD research explores the lived experiences of Afghan migrants in Pakistan, analyzing bureaucratic categorizations and social networks. She contributes to academic discourse as Assistant Editor of the NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability since 2020.

Key publications include interdisciplinary analyses of post-conflict normalcy in North Waziristan (Conflict, Security & Development, 2021) and collaborative ethnography methodologies (The Multi-Sided Ethnographer, 2024). Funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), her work combines empirical field research with policy relevance.