Anju Paul

Anju Paul

Professor of Social Research & Public Policy,

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About Anju Paul

Anju Mary Paul is Professor of Social Research and Public Policy. She holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration (First Class Honors) from the National University of Singapore, a Master's in Journalism from New York University, and a PhD in Sociology and Public Policy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Paul is an international migration scholar with research interests that include emergent migration patterns, particularly to, from, and within Asia and the Middle East, gender and labor, globalization, domestic work, and care policy. She is the award-winning author of Multinational Maids: Stepwise Migration in a Global Labor Market (Cambridge University Press 2017) and Asian Scientists on the Move: Changing Science in a Changing Asia (Cambridge University Press 2021). She is also the editor of Local Encounters in a Global City (Ethos Books 2017). Her research has been published in top journals in sociology and migration studies.

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journal — 2026

Paul, Anju M., Mustafa Yavaş and Sejin Park*. 2026. “The Distinct Pull of Dubai for Non-Western Expatriates.” Global Dialogues 16(1):41-42.

journal — 2026

Paul, Anju M. and Mustafa Yavaş. 2026. “Re-figuring Return: Halfway-Return Migration to the United Arab Emirates.” Historical Social Research 51(1):228-256.

journal — 2026

Paul, Anju M. and Sanam A. Parwani*. 2026. “Temporary Togetherness: South Asian Expatriate Parents Keeping their Children in the UAE for University.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2026.2628459

journal — 2026

Paul, Anju M. and Sanam A. Parwani*. 2026. “Dangerous Destinations: How Gendered Safety Concerns shape South Asian Expatriate Parents’ University Decisions.” Migration Studies 14. https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnaf062

journal — 2024

Paul, Anju M. and Githmi Rabel*. 2024 “When Citizenship is Off the Table: The Comfortable Transience of High-Skilled Indian Women in the UAE.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 48(14): 2900-2917. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2024.2441907