Nandita Sharma

Nandita Sharma is a Professor and Graduate Chair in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She earned her PhD in Sociology and Equity Studies from the University of Toronto, an MA in Sociology from Simon Fraser University, and a BA in Sociology (minor in History) from the same institution.

• PhD, Sociology and Equity Studies, University of Toronto (2000)
• MA, Sociology, Simon Fraser University (1995)
• BA, Sociology (Minor: History), Simon Fraser University (1993)

As an activist scholar deeply engaged with global justice movements such as the No Borders movement and struggles for the planetary commons, Sharma’s research critically examines the intersections of migration, nation-state sovereignty, and systems of oppression including racism, sexism, and nationalism. Her work is informed by feminist and anti-racist frameworks, aiming to challenge dominant narratives around citizenship, belonging, and labor.

Her influential publications, including Home Economics: Nationalism and the Making of ‘Migrant Workers’ in Canada (2006) and Home Rule: National Sovereignty and the Separation of Natives and Migrants (2020), analyze how states construct and manage categories of migrants and citizens. While no individual articles are listed, her body of work consistently engages with themes of border regimes, social identity, and resistance movements, contributing significantly to critical migration studies and political sociology.

Sharma teaches core sociology courses such as SOC 218 (Introduction to Social Problems), SOC 413 (Economy and Society), SOC 492 (Politics of Multiculturalism), and graduate seminars in sociological theory, social stratification, cultural analysis, and race and ethnicity. She is actively involved in public scholarship and social critique, particularly on issues of immigration enforcement, detention, and state violence.

She has not received any scientific awards mentioned in the text. There is no information provided about her advising specific students or securing research grants. Her community engagement centers on activism against racist, sexist, classist, and nationalist institutions, advocating for a world without borders and hierarchies.

She is affiliated with the Department of Sociology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and maintains a professional presence through her website, nanditasharma.net.