Raffaele Bazurli is a postdoctoral researcher and teaching associate at the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London. He has been recently awarded the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, funded by UK Research and Innovation, for the project Sanctuary Policies for Irregular Migrants in European Cities(SPIMEC). His research focuses on urban governance and politics, immigrant welfare and asylum, and social movements. More information: https://raffaelebazurli.com/.