Raffaele Bazurli

Dr Raffaele Bazurli is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Politics and International Relations, with a visiting position at Harvard University’s Minda de Gunzburg Center. His research bridges urban governance, immigrant integration, and social movements, focusing on how local actors challenge national policies in Europe and Latin America. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Scuola Normale Superiore (2020) and has held fellowships at leading institutions including the University of Oslo and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

His current project, Sanctuary Policies for Irregular Migrants in European Cities (SPIMEC), examines how cities enact policies to protect undocumented migrants, supported by a £220k Marie Curie Fellowship. Key research interests include multi-level governance, immigrant rights, and contentious politics, with fieldwork in Barcelona, London, Milan, and Rotterdam.

Raffaele’s work appears in journals like Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and Government and Opposition, and he is completing a monograph on migration policies in Barcelona and Milan. Grants include funding from UKRI, the British Academy, and the European Union. He teaches migration policy courses and engages in advocacy via projects like Barrio Saldías, addressing urban inequality in Buenos Aires.

Awards include the APSA Best Paper Award (2021) and multiple competitive fellowships. His research emphasizes cities as transformative actors in global governance, advocating for equitable and democratic urban policies.