Elettra Griesi

Elettra Griesi is a Researcher at the Technical University of Berlin's Institute of Sociology, where she has held positions since 2021. Her work focuses on socio-spatial inequalities, migration dynamics, and the co-production of urban spaces. She is affiliated with the SFB 1265 'Re-Figuration of Spaces' research center and contributes to projects analyzing EU territorial policies and labor migration.

• Academic Career: PhD candidate (2021–present) investigating spatial strategies against poverty and migration in Senegal; Master's in Social and Cultural Anthropology (awarded 2014 with Rudolf Virchow Prize); Architectural diploma from RWTH Aachen (2008).
• Professional Experience: NGO leadership (Diappal Gaayi, 2016–present), urban design projects in Senegal, and teaching roles at technical schools in Senegal and Germany.

Her research explores how marginalized communities in postcolonial contexts reclaim spaces to combat socio-economic exclusion. Notable projects include analyzing Cuban socialist housing policies and spatial transformations in Dakar's Thiaroye-sur-Mer. She bridges urban studies with migration politics through interdisciplinary frameworks.

Recent publications (2020–2024) address EU labor migration management, Senegalese urban cooperatives, and protest spatialities in Berlin. She co-edits Trialog journal and contributes to conferences on decolonizing spatial research methodologies.

• Awards: Rudolf Virchow Prize (2014) for master's thesis on Cuban vertical housing.
• Grants: DFG-funded project on Cuban architectural history (2012–2014).

Active in interdisciplinary teams like the Global Center for Spatial Methods in Urban Sustainability, she addresses spatial justice through collaborative frameworks.