Background
Ringmichon Keishing is currently doing a PhD and researching Human Trafficking at the University of Stirling. She is interested in understanding how exploitation and human trafficking risks are at work within the context of labour market, but she also has a growing interest in preventative strategies, policies and practices that are currently in effect in India. She is volunteering as a research fellow at Global Family Care Network, an international organisation that provides care for survivors of sexual exploitation and other forms of abuse.
Research Interests
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Exploitation and human trafficking (both sexual and non-sexual)
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Migration and globalisation in the labour market context
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Gender: women's rights, equality, empowerment, and social justice
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Discrimination: harassment, racial discrimination, and exclusion
Qualifications
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PhD (pursuing) in Criminology, University of Stirling
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MPhil in Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
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MA in Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
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BA in General studies, Delhi University (DU)
Conferences
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Keishing, R. (2018) Ambedkar perspectives on Gender: A study of Naga Women on Gender Inequality. Presented at a seminar organised by the Kerala Institute For Research Training & Development Studies Of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (KIRTADS), October 2018.
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Keishing, R. (2016) Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development: Understanding the socio-economic change in Ukhrul district, Manipur. Presented at a seminar organised by the Rajiv Gandhi University, October 2016.