Presentations and other dissemination activities

2025 

• August 2025

  • Miria Gambardella: Critical Political Economy Research Network (CPERN) Mid-Term Workshop (Helsinki, Finland): “Critical political economy and the time of monsters: Understanding the present, imagining the future”. Paper “Zapatista Critical Thought in the Time of Monsters: Resistance, Autonomy, and the Capitalist Hydra”

• July 2025

  • Diego Carracedo: Presentation at Instituto Pensar, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogota - Colombia

  • Sara Mengato: Planned workshop with dwellers of the informal settlement Manuel Bustos, Community La Pradera

• June 2025

  • Miria Gambardella: Early-Career Marxism Roundtable (online and at University of Birmingham, UK). Launch of the CSE / Capital & Class Early Career and Independent Researchers Network. Presentation of the Ongoing Research Project

  • Miria Gambardella: Writing Workshop GRAFO Research Group UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain). Presentation Thesis Chapter

  • Miria Gambardella: Writing Retreat Swiss Anthropological Association (SEG) Interface Commission (Ascona, Switzerland): “Anthropologies of Activism and Advocacy”. Book Chapter Proposal “Activist Anthropology and Global Solidarity: Bridging Advocacy with Transformative Practices”

  • Sara Mengato: Presentation at the Department of Architecture, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

• January 2025

  • Brenda Andrias: GRAFO Research Group Monthly Seminar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Presentation Ongoing Research "Understanding informality: the social, cultural, political, and environmental influences on women entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea"

• February 2025

  • Event: Workshop “Informality as a Methodological Approach: Crises, Conflicts, Governance and the Everyday” (University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy)

    • 1. Miria Gambardella: Presentation Paper “Dialectics of Informality: Anti-Systemic Resistances and Rebel Governance from Below”

      2. Benjamin Cisagara: Co-organizer

      3. Daniela D'Urso: Paper "Echoes of the Multitude: Rethinking Resistance Through the Lens of Quiet Encroachment"

      4. Asankojo Isaev: Paper "Persistence of the ceremonial “toi economy” in Kyrgyzstan: how do social and cultural aspects of the informal “toi (feast) economy” support its resilience"

      5. Marta Avesani: Paper "Agri-food Certifications in Latin America: Drivers of Accountability or Gateways to Corruption?"

    • Miria Gambardella: UNACH (Chiapas, Mexico): Guest Lecture "Economías alternativas: panorámicas teóricas y desafíos prácticos”

    • Miria Gambardella: UAM-Iztapalapa (CDMX, Mexico): Guest Lecture “Economías de la resistencia: experiencias de trabajo de campo con cooperativas de café zapatista y redes de activismo europeo”

    • Miria Gambardella: Presentation PRESILIENT Project at CAMINANTES: Centro di studi e documentazione multimediale su Messico e America Latina (Naples, Italy)

    • Marta Massera: Presentation of preliminary results at the internal doctoral seminar, UMI Source research unit: “Le travail informel des femmes au Sénégal : Interroger les représentations et ses mesures statistiques”

• March 2025

  • Sara Mengato: Presentation at the Department of Geography, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

  • João Paulo Lima: MINES Paris - Université PSL. Journée des Doctorants en Economie: Dauphine & Mines Doctoral Days. “The Impact of Digitalization on Informal Employment Opportunities in Brazil”

• April 2025

  • Diego Carracedo: Presentation at Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional - Colombia

  • Marta Massera: Presentation of preliminary results at Récri (Recherche Économie Critique) seminar, MSH Paris Nord: "Self-employed Women and Informal Production Units in Senegal: Challenging Statistical Representations"

• May 2025

  • Miria Gambardella: UAM-Lerma (CDMX, Mexico): Guest Lecture “El café como pretexto: economías otras y circulación de ideologías”

  • Miria Gambardella: Institute of Geography UNAM (CDMX, Mexico): Guest Lecture "Café organizado contra el muro. Territorios en disputa y geopolíticas de la resistencia"

  • Griet De Lombaerde: Presentation of research proposal during research workshop at the Faculty of Economics in Split

  • Diego Carracedo: Presentation at Instituto de Estudios Urbanos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

2024

• March 2024

  • Event: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: II PRESILIENT Meeting and Induction Training “Informality in the Global South and beyond: the state of the art of debates". Presentation Ongoing Research: Brenda Andrias, Miria Gambardella, Griet De Lombaerde, Benjamin Cisagara, Daniela D'Urso, Wiza Kabaghe, Aulia Rahman, Asankojo Isaev, Minh Nguyen, Diego Carracedo, Sara Mengato, Marta Avesani, Namchoke Sasikornwong, Marta Massera, João Paulo Lima

  • Marta Massera: Presentation of the research project and progress at internal seminars of the research units of affiliation: UMI Source & UMR LEDa-DIAL

  • João Paulo Lima: Presentation of Research Project at Research Lab Seminar

• April 2024

  • Brenda Andrias: Presented about PRESILIENT to UN Women in Papua New Guinea and representatives of the PNG Government, Department of Community Development and the Port Moresby National Capital District Commission

  • Benjamin Cisagara: (preliminary fieldwork in Nairobi and Machakos in Kenya) Discussion of the research project and networking in Kenya at Kenyatta University, Strathmore University and Machakos University. Engaged in discussions with students about the informal economy and informal financial sector in Kenya (new trends and the prevalence of the informal system). Discussed recent developments, especially the digital transformation of these sectors. Met with the Dean of the Department of Economics at Kenyatta University , the deputy rector of Strathmore University and other experts. Other informal discussion with potential informant

  • Marta Avesani: Interview and presentation at “Scientific Symposium on Careers Beyond Academia and Transferable Skills for PhDs” in Tirana (online)

• May 2024

  • Griet De Lombaerde: Presentation of research proposal during research workshop at the Faculty of Economics in Split

  • Sara Mengato: Presentation in the IRS Spring Academy “Investigating Space(s): Current Theoretical and Methodological Approaches” in Berlin

• June 2024

  • Event: UNED Costa Rica (online): PRESILIENT Roundtable on Informality in Latin America.

    • Miria Gambardella (co-organizer), Griet De Lombaerde (co-organizer and concluding remarks), Diego Carracedo (co-organizer), Sara Mengato (co-organiser), Marta Avesani (co-organizer)

  • Event: The Scientific Session of the Doctoral Students in Administrative Sciences 7-8 June 2024 at the Rector University of Bucharest, Romania: Wiza Kabaghe, Aulia Rahman

  • Marta Avesani: Presentation during the Online workshop at Royal Holloway University of London, “Food security from a planetary health perspective”

  • Brenda Andrias: Presented about PRESILIENT and interviewed representatives of the Papua New Guinea Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Corporation responsible for supporting the formalisation of informal enterprises

• July 2024

  • Benjamin Cisagara: Held a discussion with members of the “Club Économique du Kivu” at the Université Catholique de Bukavu (UCB) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The focus was on the digital transformation of the informal economy in Africa. We also had discussions with the Dean of the department of Economics and Management of the UCB

• September 2024

  • Miria Gambardella: Institute of Geography UNAM (CDMX, Mexico): Guest Lecture “Activismo económico transnacional: café zapatista e informalidad como resistencia”

• October 2024

  • Asankojo Isaev: Research presentation + Workshop participation: Unorthodox Approaches to Eurasian Studies - CARSI / ESCAS / MARMARA University, Istanbul, Turkey

  • Marta Avesani: Researcher’s Night at FORUM Groningen. I presented my research together with my supervisor to the general public

• November 2024

  • Event: Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon: Early-Career Workshop in Urban Studies.

    • Brenda Andrias

    • Daniela D'Urso

    • Wiza Kabaghe

    • Minh Nguyen: Presentation “Informality and Innovation: Building Post-Pandemic Resilient Communities in Vietnam - The Politics of Pavement Economy. A case study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam".

    • Sara Mengato

  • Event: Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon: Poster presentation “Informality and Innovation: Building Post-Pandemic Resilient Communities in [...specific Country focus]. 3rd PRESILIENT Coordination Meeting and Workshop "Fieldwork: Challenges and Perspectives".

    • Brenda Andrias: "...in Papua New Guinea. A Study of the Social, Cultural, Political, and Environmental Determinants of Informality Amongst Women Entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea.”

    • Miria Gambardella: "...in Mexico. An Anthropological Inquiry on the Ethics and Politics of Zapatista Coffee Exchange”

    • Griet De Lombaerde: "...in Bolivia. A Study of the Informal Economy and Environmental Migration Nexus in Bolivia”

    • Benjamin Cisagara: "...in Kenya. Digital Financial Transformation in Savings Groups: Bridging the Digital Divide for Enhanced Financial Inclusion”

    • Daniela D'Urso: "...in Morocco. Echoes from the Suq: Exploring Informality. The Case of Rabat"

    • Wiza Kabaghe: "...in Zambia. An Exploration Study of the Informal Housing in Solwezi, Northwestern Province.”

    • Aulia Rahman: "...in Indonesia. Case study of Just Circularity Transition for Informal Waste Sector.”

    • Asankojo Isaev: "...in Kyrgyzstan. Persistence of the Ceremonial “Toi Economy” in Kyrgyzstan"

    • Minh Nguyen: "...in Vietnam - The Politics of Pavement Economy. A case study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam"

    • Diego Carracedo: "...in Colombia. An Exploration of Migrants’ Informal Work Through Space and Rhythm"

    • Sara Mengato: "...in Chile. Working, Inhabiting and Caring: a Study on the Everyday Life of Women in Urban Informality"

    • Marta Avesani: "...in Ecuador. Trade-offs of Third-Party Certification in Latin America: Catalyst for Development or Pathway to Corruption?"

    • Namchoke Sasikornwong: "A Case Study of State-Sponsored Informality"

    • Marta Massera: "...in Senegal. A Study on Informal Food Distribution and Shifting Gender Dynamics in Senegal’s Peripheries"

    • João Paulo Lima: "...in Brazil. Informality in the Digital Era, Three Essays on the Brazilian Case"

  • Minh Nguyen: “Economic Resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic era - A case study of cities and provinces in Vietnam” at GESIS Workshop on Earth Observation Data in the Social Sciences organized by GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

  • Marta Massera: Member of the organizing committee for the doctoral conference Regards critiques sur le développement “Conflits et développement” (20-22 November 2024), Centre des colloques du Campus Condorcet

2023