Publications

• Roy, Rianka. Forthcoming. Ambivalent Activists: Indian Tech Workers Organizing as Citizens and Immigrants. Stanford University Press.
• Roy, Rianka, and Hong Yu Liu (ed.). Tech Workers of the World. (edited volume). Under review.

Edited Book:

• Roy, Rianka, Anjana Narayan, Melanie Heath, and Bandana Purkayastha (eds.). 2025. Theory Reimagined: Voices of Sociologists from around the World. Frontpage.  

Journal Articles:

• Roy, Rianka. 2025. “Ideal and Aspiring Citizens: Indian Tech Workers Organizing in India and the United States in the Context of Liminal Informality.” International Journal of Comparative Sociology 66(5): 751–775. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207152251339197.

           [Honorable Mention in the ASA Labor and Labor Movements Distinguished Scholarly Article Award 2026]

• Roy, Rianka, Kaushik Bhattacharya, and Wyla Solsbery. 2025. “Contrasts and Continuity: Artificial Intelligence Policies since 2019” New Labor Forum 34(3): 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/10957960251364533.
• Roy, Rianka. 2025. “Resentment and Recrimination: Can US Labor Unions and Indian Tech Workers on H-1B Visas Ever Get Along?” New Labor Forum 34(2): 70–79. https://doi.org/10.1177/10957960251331972.
• Roy, Rianka. 2024. “Covert Carcerality for 'High-Income Cheap Labor': Indian Tech Workers in the United States." Sociological Forum https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.13028 [Winner of the ASA Political Economy of the World-System Terence K. Hopkins Paper Award 2025; Winner of the ESS Sociological Forum Inaugural Author Award 2026]
• Roy, Rianka. 2024. “Praxis of Compliance: Feminist Solidarity for Women Tech Workers in India during Covid-19.” Journal of Gender Studies https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2024.2407488