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35
Citations
6000
World Ranking
752
National Ranking
124

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Shirin M. Rai is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences and interdisciplinary studies, addressing themes related to socioeconomic development, biomedical ethics, genetics, and South Asian studies.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences

Subfields they explore encompass:

  • Business and International Management
  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science

The primary topics of their work cover:

  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • South Asian Studies and Conflicts
  • Social and Economic Development in India
  • Indian History and Philosophy

The recent publications authored or co-authored by Shirin M. Rai include:

  • "On the universality of medical device regulations: the case of Benin," 2022, published in BMC Health Services Research
  • "Role of Media in the transmission of Human Values in Tribal Areas - An Analytical Study," 2022, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Exploring the Intersection of Tribal Identity and Indian Politics: A Comprehensive Analysis of Tribal Communities' Participation, Representation, and Influence in the Indian Political Landscape," 2023, published in International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Alessia Maccaro
  • Davide Piaggio
  • S. Leesurakarn
  • Nahimiya Husen Ibrahim
  • Sharifah Sekalala

Frequently publishing venues for their work include:

  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research

Shirin M. Rai has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Gender and the Political Economy of Development: From Nationalism to Globalization

    Shirin Rai

  • Depletion: THE COST OF SOCIAL REPRODUCTION

    Shirin M. Rai;Catherine Hoskyns;Dania Thomas

  • Recasting the Global Political Economy: Counting Women's Unpaid Work

    Catherine Hoskyns;Shirin M. Rai

  • Global Social Movements

    Robin Cohen;Shirin M. Rai

  • SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth – A gendered analysis

    Shirin M. Rai;Benjamin D. Brown;Kanchana N. Ruwanpura

  • Rethinking Empowerment : Gender and Development in a Global/Local World

    Jane L. Parpart;Shirin M. Rai;Kathleen A. Staudt

  • Feminists Theorize International Political Economy

    Kate Bedford;Shirin M. Rai

  • Political Performance: A Framework for Analysing Democratic Politics

    Shirin M. Rai

  • The Gender Politics of Development: Essays in Hope and Despair

    Shirin M. Rai

  • Women And The State: International Perspectives

    Shirin M. Rai;Geraldine Lievesley

  • Analysing Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament

    Shirin M. Rai

  • Feminist everyday political economy : space, time and violence

    Juanita Elias;Shirin M. Rai

  • Mainstreaming Gender, Democratizing the State: Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women

    Shirin Rai

  • Global Governance: Feminist Perspectives

    Shirin Rai;Georgina Waylen

  • Women and the State in the Third World: Some Issues for Debate

    Shirin M. Rai

  • Gendering Global Governance

    Shirin Rai

  • Civil Society : Democratic Perspectives

    Robert Fine;Shirin Rai

  • Global social movements : towards a cosmopolitan politics

    Robin Cohen;Shirin Rai

  • Chinese Politics and Society: An Introduction

    Flemming Christiansen;Shirin M. Rai

  • Legacies of common law: ‘crimes of honour’ in India and Pakistan

    Pratiksha Baxi;Shirin M Rai;Shaheen Sardar Ali

  • Women and the state in the Third World

    Shirin Rai

  • New Frontiers in Feminist Political Economy

    Shirin M. Rai;Georgina Waylen

  • Gender Politics in Global Governance

    Shirin M Rai

Frequent Co-Authors

Georgina Waylen
Georgina Waylen University of Manchester
Peter Newell
Peter Newell University of Sussex
Juanita Elias
Juanita Elias University of Warwick
Jacqui True
Jacqui True Monash University
Robin Cohen
Robin Cohen University of Waterloo
Stephanie Barrientos
Stephanie Barrientos University of Manchester
Marianne Hester
Marianne Hester University of Bristol
Jean Grugel
Jean Grugel University of York

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