- Polar opposites? NGOs, left parties and the fight for social change in Nepal Ismail, Feyzi. 2018. Polar opposites? NGOs, left parties and the fight for social change in Nepal. Critical Sociology, 44(4-5), pp. 629-643. ISSN 0896-9205
- NGOs, Social Movements and the Neoliberal State: Incorporation, Reinvention, Critique [Introduction to Special Issue] Ismail, Feyzi and Kamat, Sangeeta. 2018. NGOs, Social Movements and the Neoliberal State: Incorporation, Reinvention, Critique [Introduction to Special Issue]. Critical Sociology, 44(4-5), pp. 569-577. ISSN 0896-9205
- No is where it starts [Book Review] Ismail, Feyzi. 2018. No is where it starts [Book Review]. Capital & Class, 42(1), pp. 165-170. ISSN 0309-8168
- Class struggle, the Maoists and the Indigenous Question in Nepal and India Ismail, Feyzi and Shah, Alpa. 2015. Class struggle, the Maoists and the Indigenous Question in Nepal and India. Economic and Political Weekly, 50(35), pp. 112-123. ISSN 0012-9976
- The bias of balance: Politics and constitution-making in Nepal [Book Review] Ismail, Feyzi. 2013. The bias of balance: Politics and constitution-making in Nepal [Book Review]. Economic and Political Weekly, 48(48), pp. 31-33. ISSN 0012-9976
- The Political Economy of NGOs: State Formation in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh [Book Review] Ismail, Feyzi. 2012. The Political Economy of NGOs: State Formation in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh [Book Review]. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 42(2), pp. 340-343. ISSN 0047-2336
- New Nepal: The Fault Lines [Book Review] Ismail, Feyzi. 2011. New Nepal: The Fault Lines [Book Review]. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 41(3), pp. 512-514. ISSN 0047-2336
Dr Feyzi Ismail
Feyzi’s research interests include social movement strategy and organising, and the links between labour, politics and global development.
Staff details
Position
Lecturer in Global Policy and Activism, Co-convenor of MA Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy
Department
Media, Communications and Cultural Studies
f.ismail (@gold.ac.uk)
Feyzi has degrees in Philosophy and Social Policy, and completed her PhD in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London, where she conducted research on the relationship between NGOs and the left parties in Nepal. She has taught at SOAS in Development Studies and at UCL in Geography. Her research interests include social movement strategy and organising, NGOs, alternatives to neoliberalism and imperialism, labour and migration, and politics and development in Nepal and South Asia. She is on the executive committee of the Britain-Nepal Academic Council and the editorial board of Capital & Class.
Teaching
Feyzi co-convenes the MA Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy, and teaches two core modules on the programme: Policy Lab and Placement (Autumn and Spring Terms) and Globalisation: Policy, Politics, Critique (Spring Term).
Publications and research outputs
Book Section
- Chandra Talpade Mohanty (1955–) and Third World Feminism Ismail, Feyzi. 2021. Chandra Talpade Mohanty (1955–) and Third World Feminism. In: Alex Callinicos; Stathis Kouvelakis and Lucia Pradella, eds. Routledge Handbook of Marxism and Post-Marxism. New York: Routledge, pp. 460-467. ISBN 9781138555525
- Nepal, imperialism and anti-imperialism Ismail, Feyzi. 2015. Nepal, imperialism and anti-imperialism. In: Immanuel Ness and Zak Cope, eds. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 375-386. ISBN 9780230392779
- The politics of occupation Ismail, Feyzi. 2011. The politics of occupation. In: Michael Bailey and Des (D. J.) Freedman, eds. The Assault on Universities: A Manifesto for Resistance. London: Pluto Press, pp. 123-131. ISBN 9780745331911
Article
- The Climate Movement, the Suffragettes and the Meaning of Militancy Ismail, Feyzi. 2025. The Climate Movement, the Suffragettes and the Meaning of Militancy. Socialist Register, 61, pp. 317-342. ISSN 0081-0606
- Women construction workers in Nepal: Collectivities under precarious conditions Wilson, Kalpana; Ismail, Feyzi; Kharel, Sambriddhi and Dahal, Swechchha. 2024. Women construction workers in Nepal: Collectivities under precarious conditions. Gender, Work & Organization, 31(2), pp. 419-434. ISSN 0968-6673
- Averting Catastrophe: Crisis, Class and Climate Change Ismail, Feyzi. 2023. Averting Catastrophe: Crisis, Class and Climate Change. Critical Sociology, 49(7-8), pp. 1337-1342. ISSN 0896-9205
Digital
- Solidarity Against the Law Ismail, Feyzi. 2025. Solidarity Against the Law.
- Blowing up pipelines won’t save the planet Ismail, Feyzi. 2023. Blowing up pipelines won’t save the planet.
- Memo to Just Stop Oil and everyone risking all to save the planet: we need a rethink Ismail, Feyzi. 2022. Memo to Just Stop Oil and everyone risking all to save the planet: we need a rethink.
Research Interests
Feyzi has conducted research in Nepal, India and Bangladesh. Her research has focused on theorising a critical approach to NGOs under neoliberalism, labour conditions of the working poor, the connections between geopolitics and development in Nepal and South Asia, the rise and decline of the Nepali Maoists and, on a global level, popular protest and social movement organising. Currently she is engaged in the project 'Migration, Precarity and Agency: Women Construction Workers in Nepal' funded by LIDC.