Priya Deshingkar

Priya Deshingkar is Professor of Migration and Development at the University of Sussex where she leads research on internal and South-South migration. She is a leading authority on circular migration in India and is has authored the book Circular Migration and Multilocational Livelihood Strategies in India published by Oxford University Press. She has led large, multidisciplinary research and policy projects across several countries in Asia and SubSaharan Africa including the Migrating Out of Poverty Consortium.

Priya holds a PhD from the Institute of Development Studies and is an internationally recognised authority on internal migration. She has played a key role in influencing the global policy discourse on internal migration and development.