Shaminder Takhar

Dr Shaminder Takhar is a Senior Research Fellow at King's College London, affiliated with the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership within the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy. She leads the QUALREP project (ERC Synergy Grant) examining women’s political representation across race and gender in the global South. Previously, she held roles including Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Social Justice and Global Responsibility Research Centre at London South Bank University until January 2024.

Her research focuses on grassroots political activism, intersectional analyses of race/gender, and women's electoral dynamics in global contexts. She has authored books, journal articles, and edited collections addressing race, gender, sexuality, and social justice. Key projects include the Fawcett Society/LGIU Local Government Commission (2016-17) and Lambeth Equality Commission (2016-18).

Dr Takhar serves on the AHRC Peer Review College, AHSS Outer International Assessment Board (Ireland), and editorial boards for Sociology, Sociological Research Online, and Emerald Group Publishing's Gender Research Series. Her work emphasizes policy-relevant scholarship addressing structural barriers to women's political participation.