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Jessica Field, Ph.D.

I’m a prize-winning interdisciplinary researcher and activist writer working on social justice issues. I write about the UK housing crisis after campaigning with my parents for over five years to save them from eviction and their 1950s tenanted housing estate from demolition. See: https://saveourhomesLS26.org.

My first book – Eviction: A Social History of Rent – was published by Verso in 2025. Read more about it on my book page.

My academic research focuses on the politics and history of humanitarianism – mainly in India, but also global humanitarian action. I’ve written extensively about India’s failure to protect Rohingya refugees fleeing genocide in Myanmar.

On this site you’ll find details of my academic and policy publications, as well as my more recent work on housing insecurity.

I’m also available to support your next project as a researcher, editor, or grant writer – see more about my skills and experiences via the About and What I Offer tabs and get in touch!

~ Jess

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