1. “Borders, boundary mechanisms and migration – Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (wiserd.ac.uk)” This project examines factors shaping civil society engagement with migration and forms of bordering through comparative international case studies and place-based ethnographies and explores how social boundary activation mechanisms are articulated by civil society groups.
2. “Urban Indigeneities: Being Indigenous in the 21st Century”. Edited volume under contract with Arizona University Press (together with Professor Andrew Canessa). “Urban Indigeneities” brings together interdisciplinary theoretical positions, including those from cultural, Indigenous, development, postcolonial, gender, and urban studies. The main questions that frame the chapters included in the book are: what does it mean to be Indigenous in the contemporary cities of the world? And, how are Indigenous peoples challenging conceptions of belonging in the wake of increasing global urbanisation? The volume takes on the ambitious task of removing the layers of invisibility that urban Indigenous peoples face, thus highlighting various aspects of their contemporary life in different cities worldwide.
3. “Female Urban Indigenous Entrepreneurship: Towards an Economic Sovereignty with Cultural Relevance in the City”. This project analyses female urban Indigenous entrepreneurship in Latin America to understand innovative economic approaches to resist poverty and advance towards sustainable cities with identity and gender equality.
4. “Towards a sustainable city through urban community gardens”: This project looks at eco-gardens created by diverse communities, including Indigenous and marginalised groups (migrants), to change their experience of the city in Latin American and European countries. From a comparative perspective, the project explores experiences of urban belonging with environmental sustainability perspectives, highlighting the key role of green spaces for a ‘good city’ in a double sense: Good for its dwellers and good for the climate.