Dr  Ruth  Kattumuri

Dr Ruth Kattumuri

Visiting Senior Fellow

International Inequalities Institute

Languages
English
Key Expertise
India, Sustainable growth and inclusion, International development

About me

Ruth Kattumuri is Co-Chair of the India Observatory, based at the LSE International Inequalities Institute, and is responsible for developing multi-disciplinary research and programmes. With over two decades of experience in higher education in UK and India, Dr Kattumuri has pioneered several innovative knowledge development programmes.

She is engaged in multi-disciplinary evidence-based research and analyses for international development, and impacting inter-governmental policy pertaining to sustainable growth, transparent governance, justice and equality. She is actively involved in influencing sustainable business practices and has developed innovative international leadership and knowledge exchange programmes and collaborations

Expertise Details

India; Sustainable growth and inclusion; International development

Recent Publications

  • Trevisan, F., Vaughan, M. & Vromen, A. (2025). Story Tech: Power, Storytelling, and Social Change Advocacy. University of Michigan Press. 
  • Vaughan, M. & Schieferdecker, D. (2025), 'Seeing a New Type of Economic Inequality Discourse: Inequality as Spectacle in the “Billionaire Space Race”', International Journal of Communication, 19 (1), 348-369 
  • Vaughan, M., & Kerr, S. (2025). Visual representations of wealth inequality in political communication. Visual Communication.
  • Vaughan, M., Gruber, J. B., & Langer, A. I. (2025). The tension between connective action and platformisation: Disconnected action in the GameStop short squeeze. New Media & Society, 27(2), 632-654.