Harshita Sinha — Consultant
I am a PhD researcher at the London School of Economics, working at the intersection of migration, informality, and the changing landscape of digital welfare in India. My research explores how internal migrant workers navigate welfare systems, negotiate belonging in urban informal economies, and adapt to increasingly digitalised public infrastructures. Driven by the belief that research should be accessible and inform practice. My work focuses on generating insights grounded in lived realities and making them actionable for those shaping policy and practice. I’m particularly interested in bridging the gap between evidence and implementation to support more equitable and human-centred welfare. Over the past seven years, I’ve worked across academic institutes, policy think tanks, and civil society spaces to advance research and action on informality, migration, and social protection. These experiences have deepened my commitment to translating research into frameworks that inform real-world decisions. I founded Voices of Informality as a platform to elevate lived experiences through narrative-driven research, transforming qualitative evidence into engagement tools for practitioners, policymakers, and the public. As a Tutor and Lecturer for undergraduate and postgraduate students on migration, social policy, and research methodology, I remain passionate about mentoring the next generation of scholar-practitioners. Focus Areas: Migration & informality | Migration governance | Digital welfare systems | Climate-Mobilities | Labour & social protection | Research-to-policy translation | Accessible knowledge production Open to: Collaborations, consulting, fellowships, or advisory roles that connect research, policy, and action, particularly in inclusive development, digital governance, and social innovation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Research Professional specializing in Migration and Social Policy.
Experience: 8 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Research
- Policy
- Teaching
Career Highlights
- PhD researcher focused on migration and digital welfare.
- Founded Voices of Informality to elevate lived experiences.
- Experienced in translating research into actionable policy.
Work Experience
ODI Global
Researcher (6 mos)
Perplexity
Perplexity AI Fellow (4 mos)
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Guest Lecturer (0 mo)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (6 mos)
India Migration Now and Bandhu Urban Tech
Migration Fellow (6 mos)
Centre for Policy Research
Research Aide (3 mos)
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Research Assistant (2 mos)
International Centre for Tax and Development
Research Assistant (3 yrs)
Hand in Hand International
Research Consultant (2 mos)
Research Consultant, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (6 mos)
Research Analyst, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (4 mos)
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Consultant (3 mos)
Youth for Peace International
Fellow (10 mos)
British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG)
Consultant (9 mos)
Talerang
Alumni Advisor, Alumni Advisory Panel (1 yr)
Intern (1 yr 6 mos)
Department of Sociology, Lady Shri Ram College
President (11 mos)
Harvard Business School
Research Intern (2 mos)
National Human Rights Commission of India
Research Assistant (1 mo)
Education
PhD in International Development at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
MRes in International Development at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
MSc. Development Studies at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
B.A Sociology Honors at Lady Shri Ram College For Women
