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Contact Details
Room: MB732A
Phone: 0121 204 3043
Email: g.maestri@aston.ac.uk
Biography
I am a Political Sociologist and my research addresses questions of migration and civil society organisations, with a specific attention to the urban dimension. I joined Aston University as a Lecturer in Sociology and Policy in July 2019. Prior to joining Aston, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Leicester as part of the ESRC-funded project The Frames of Altruistic Action.
In 2016 I completed a PhD in Human Geography at Durham University, where I focused on the residential segregation of asylum seekers and migrants in Rome (Italy) and Paris (France), with specific attention to strategies of citizenship claim-making and civil society, Third Sector actors, and urban social movements. I recently published a monograph based on my thesis and titled Temporary Camps, Enduring Segregation. The Contentious Politics of Roma and Migrant Housing (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019).
I am a also member of the French research project MARG-IN (“Marginalization/Inclusion: Regulatory Policies Effects in the Long Run. The Case of Romanian Roma Migrants”) that explore the exclusion and inclusion dynamics of Romania Roma migrants France, Italy and Spain. I spent research visiting periods in Paris at the Housing Research Centre (ENSA Paris-Val de Seine) and at the École des hautes études en science sociales (from April to July 2013). From May to July 2015 I was invited visiting fellow at the Centre d'études éuropéennes at Sciences Po, Paris.
Research Interests
• Ethnicity and Migration: Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Ethnic Minorities (Roma); Migration Governance; Racism, Stigma and Discrimination; Social Inclusion.
• Collective Action and Political Participation: Civil Society Organisations and NGOs; Social Movements; Volunteering; Solidarity and Altruism.
• Urban Citizenship and Housing: Urban Marginality; Housing Exclusion; Racial Segregation; Camps and Informal Settlements; Squats; Forced Evictions; Housing Careers.
Qualifications
PhD in Human Geography, Durham University (UK), 2016
MA in Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento (Italy), 2012
MSc in Political Sociology, London School of Economics (UK), 2011
BA in Sociology, University of Trento (Italy), 2009
Teaching Activity
- Introduction to Social Theory (LK1015)
- Social Problems and Public Policies A (LK1012)
- Migration, Borders and Belonging (LK3030)
- Contemporary Social Movements (LK3024)
- Sociology Dissertation (LK3036)
- Social Policy Dissertation (LK3037)
Consulting
You can book an appointment through WASS at the following link: https://wass.aston.ac.uk/pages/viewcalendar.page.php?cal_id=2610&view=month&st_dt=2020-10-01&makeapp=1
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK
30 Sep 2012 → 16 Oct 2016
Award Date: 12 Jan 2017
MSc, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom.
1 Oct 2010 → 30 Sep 2011
Award Date: 1 Nov 2011
External positions
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Leicester
1 Apr 2017 → 30 Jun 2019
Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK
31 Jan 2017 → 31 Mar 2017
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- migration
- social movements
- minorities
- segregation
- volunteering
- housing
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Between Charity and Protest. The Politicisation of Refugee Support Volunteers
Monforte, P. & Maestri, G., 19 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From Vulnerability to Trust
Monforte, P. & Maestri, G., 1 Jun 2022, In: Migration and Society. 5, 1, p. 59-74 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Donne e Rom. Segregazione Razziale, Oppressione di Genere e Resistenze
Translated title of the contribution :Women and Roma: Racial segregation, gender oppression and resistance Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘It’s like having one more family member’: Private hospitality, affective responsibility and intimate boundaries within refugee hosting networks
Monforte, P., Maestri, G. & d’Halluin, E., 1 Sep 2021, In: Journal of Sociology. 57, 3, p. 674-689 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brexit: Modes of uncertainty and futures in an impasse
Anderson, B., Wilson, H. F., Forman, P. J., Heslop, J., Ormerod, E. & Maestri, G., Jun 2020, In: Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 45, 2, p. 256-269 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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