Researchers

Sarah Eldefrawi
  • Housing and Building Research Centre

Sarah Eldefrawi is a Researcher in Urban Sociology at the Housing and Building Research Centre in Cairo, having completed her doctoral dissertation at the University of Paris 8 in 2025. Her thesis introduced a new theoretical lens for understanding “popular” as a mode of urbanization, confronting with the expert-driven urbanization applied to official urban planning. […]

Airin Rezazadeh Farahmand
  • Radboud University

Airin Farahmand (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Cultural Studies Department at Radboud University. Her research focuses on the role of plastic materials in shaping a global culture of disposability, contributing to broader scholarly conversations on the cultural and environmental implications of consumerism and sustainable futures. Her work further highlights how artistic and creative […]

Mokaloba Mokaloba
  • BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus

Mokaloba Mokaloba is a PhD student at BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus, India. He has been working on decentralized waste management systems.

Eshaan Gupta
  • BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus

Eshaan Gupta is a B.Tech student of BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus, India.

Lakshya Arora
  • BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus

Lakshya Arora is a B.Tech student of BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus, India.

Ritik Dwivedi
  • BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus

Ritik Dwivedi is a B.Tech student of BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus, India.

Mohan Kumar Bera
  • BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus

Mohan Kumar Bera is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus, India.

Linus Ekman Burgman
  • Linköping University

Linus Ekman Burgman is a Swedish researcher and postdoctoral scholar at Linköping University, where he works within the Department of Thematic Studies: Technology and Social Change. His doctoral research focused on sustainability, particularly how sewage sludge, traditionally seen as waste, can be reinterpreted and utilized as valuable resources. His dissertation examined how sewage sludge is understood and enacted […]

Gabriel Barth da Silva
  • Federal University of Paraná

Gabriel Barth da Silva is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the Federal University of Paraná. He is a member of the Center for Gender Studies (NEG) at the Federal University of Paraná and the Study Group on Disability, Society, and Culture (GEDESC) at the Federal University of Pampa. His work focuses primarily on topics […]

Júlia Silveira
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Júlia Silveira is a Ph.D. candidate in Urban Management (PUC-PR) and an architect working at the Paraná Public Prosecutor’s Office. Her master’s thesis examined evictions in the city of Curitiba from a territorial perspective, investigating who the most frequent perpetrators of evictions are. Her areas of interest include: the production of urban space, housing policies, […]

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