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Suruchi Thapar-Björkert is a Professor of Political Science at Uppsala University's Department of Political Science, where she conducts research at the intersection of gender studies, political science, and postcolonial theory. Her work spans multiple continents with particular focus on Sweden, India, and broader European contexts.
Her primary research interests include structural racism in healthcare systems, Dalit feminism, caste dynamics in South Asia, migration studies, and postcolonial feminist theory. Thapar-Björkert's scholarship consistently centers marginalized populations, examining how systems of power operate through healthcare institutions, political structures, and social hierarchies.
Analysis of her recent publications (2019-2024) reveals two dominant thematic streams: healthcare racism in European contexts and South Asian political dynamics related to caste and gender. Her healthcare research, often conducted in collaboration with Hannah Bradby and Sarah Hamed, examines structural racism through frameworks of hospitality theory, emotional labor, and knowledge production. Her South Asia-focused work explores bioeconomies, surrogacy industries, and caste-based empowerment mechanisms.
Thapar-Björkert has maintained a remarkable scholarly trajectory since the 1990s, evolving from early work on Indian nationalist movements to contemporary analyses of global healthcare systems. Her publications appear in leading journals across sociology, gender studies, political science, and healthcare research, demonstrating interdisciplinary reach and impact.
Her collaborative work reveals strong research partnerships, particularly with scholars examining racism in healthcare (Bradby, Hamed, Ahlberg) and postcolonial/postsocialist feminist dialogues (Tlostanova, Koobak). She has co-edited significant volumes like Postcolonial and Postsocialist Dialogues: Intersections, Opacities, Challenges in Feminist Theorizing and Practice (2021) and authored the book Women in the Indian National Movement: Unseen Faces and Unheard Voices, 1930-42 (2015).
