Elena Butti
@elenabutti
Urban Anthropologist | Research Fellow @CCDP_IHEID | youth, gangs, illicit economies & informal housing in Latin America | she/her | @elenabutti.bsky.social
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Join us this Thursday at the Université de Genève for a discussion of my recent research on gang-controlled informal housing markets and urban extractivism in Colombia! 💬 Discussed by Armelle Choplin 📍 Thursday 8 May 2025 - 12h30-13h30 🏫 Uni Mail, salle M 4020 lnkd.in/eEA_g6fE
📸 The Geneva Graduate Institute is holding a research photo competition! 🤓 And I have the honor of being part of the jury - with Julie Billaud, Antoine Tardy, & Tobias Marschall. 💡 You can view the portfolios here shorturl.at/75aqX 📥 and vote your top 3 here shorturl.at/rVNj0
📍 Curious about my recent research on informal housing, migration, and gangs in one of Latin America's largest informal settlements? 📆 Join us TODAY at 3.30 CET for a seminar co-hosted by @CCDP & Geneva Graduate Institute - in person & online! 🔜 Info: graduateinstitute.ch/communications…
When I visited Gaza in 2019, what struck me most wasn’t the destruction – it was the life. Now, We Are Not Numbers has published its first book: powerful essays by young Gazans (2014–2024). $15. A youth-led project. A way to see Gaza beyond the numbers. shorturl.at/p57IQ
Profundamente inspirador participar en este encuentro en Medellín la semana pasada junto a tantos queridos colegas! Para saber más sobre nuestro Colectivo Juvenicidio y Resistencias Sociales (JUVIR) 👉 upf.edu/web/juvenicidi… Carles Feixa #JUVIR
We had a most insightful workshop last week in Geneva discussing the intersection between housing struggles and "illegality". Thanks to my co-organizer Guillaume Dumont, our discussants Hanna Hilbrandt, Matthew Richmond, Miguel Martínez, Martijn Koster & CCDP & emlyon business school!