Dr. Rakesh Ranjan is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Development Practice and Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Takshila Campus, Patna. He has been working on international labour migration, remittances, Diaspora and immigrant entrepreneurship for the past eight years. He has worked with the India Centre for Migration, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, and the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism, New Delhi. He also had brief stints at the Institute...

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • Tata Institute of Social Sciences

    Research Institute, Patna, India
    Assistant Professor

  • Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism

    Research Institute, New Delhi, India
    Senior Fellow

  • Ministry of External Affairs

    Governmental Organisation, New Delhi, India
    Research Assistant

  • Centre For Development Studies

    Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, India
    Project Coordinator (Delhi)

  • Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism

    Research Institute, New Delhi, India
    Research Associate

  • National University of Singapore

    University, Singapore, Singapore
    Research Assistant (Part-time, India Based)

  • International Institute for Migration and Development

    Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, India
    Senior Research Fellow

  • Institute for Human Rights and Business

    Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
    South Asia Regional Coordinator

  • Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism

    Other, New Delhi, India
    Senior Research Fellow

  • National Institution for Transforming India Aayog

    Other, New Delhi, India
    Associate

  • Centre For Development Studies

    Other, Thiruvananthapuram, India
    Fieldwork Coordinator (Delhi)

Research

Local migrant organizations in the periphery: providing healthcare in India

Authors Md Mizanur Rahman, Rakesh Ranjan
Year 2020
Journal Name Migration and Development
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1 Journal Article

Economic impacts of migration on UK labour markets

Authors Yasin Kerem Gümüş, Rakesh Ranjan
Year 2018
Book Title India Migration Report 2019
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2 Book Chapter

Skilled migration, expectation, and reality: Chinese professionals and the global labour market

Authors Rakesh Ranjan
Year 2015
Journal Name Journal of Intercultural Studies
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3 Journal Article

International Migration and Development in South Asia

Year 2015
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4 Journal Article

Suggested Research

Indian Migrant Organizations

Authors Md Mizanur Rahman, Rakesh Ranjan
Year 2021
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1 Book

Conclusion

Authors Md Mizanur Rahman, Rakesh Ranjan
Year 2021
Book Title Indian Migrant Organizations
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2 Book Chapter
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