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Sonal Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Tufts University’s School of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (2024) and an MA in Sociology (2020) from Johns Hopkins University, and an MA in Development Studies (2013) and BA (Honors) in Economics (2010) from Indian institutions.
- Ph.D., Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
- MA, Sociology, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
- MA, Development Studies, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, 2013
- BA (Honors), Economics, University of Delhi, 2010
Her research focuses on labor studies, social reproduction, and informal economy, with a critical lens on how class, caste, race, and gender intersect to shape labor movements. She conducts comparative analyses of paid domestic work in India and South Africa, examining labor rights mobilization, state policies, and the roles of trade unions and NGOs. Her work spans political economy, urban sociology, and gendered labor dynamics.
Her publications address topics such as NGO-trade union relations, neoliberal urbanism, class hegemony, and migrant women’s labor mobility. Articles in Critical Sociology, South Asian History and Culture, and Economic and Political Weekly reflect her expertise in comparative labor analysis and social inequality.
