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Elena Butti

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Anthropologist | Assistant Prof SciencesPo CERI | PhD University of Oxford | www.elenabutti.com youth | institutional violence | organized crime | social movements | informal housing | Latin America

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Starting to teach at Sciences Po today!

Looking forward to engaging with students on key issues of our times like urban governance and youth protests, critically unpacking what we are seeing in the news in these very days.

@sciencespo.bsky.social
@ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social

27.01.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social

11.12.2025 02:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kickoff meeting of our SNIS project β€œJuvenicide” at Universidad del Rosario in BogotΓ , Colombia!

More on the project at πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/PnC7D

With Candy Chevez, Salvador Cruz, Claudia Howald, AluΓ­zio Marino, Andrea Bonvillani, and Karen CerΓ³n.

Gracias colegas por tan inspiradoras conversas πŸ₯Ή

11.12.2025 02:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to share that as of today I’m joining @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social as Assistant Professor!

I’ll be researching violence against youth across Latin American cities.

Grateful to the @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social for being a wonderful home over the past years.

More at www.elenabutti.com.

01.12.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Marcha de la Gorra, Córdoba, Argentina. Demanding justice for young people killed by police for 19 years ✊

Part of our new SNIS project "Juvenicide: Reconceptualizing and Measuring Lethal Violence against Youth", hosted at @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social

More at: l1nq.com/kBX68

Ph: Andrea Bonvillani

25.11.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m much looking forward to deliver a guest lecture at ETH Zurich this coming Monday on informal housing, criminal actors and urban extractivism in Colombia!

Thank you David Kostenwein, Daniela SanjinΓ©s Encinales & Jennifer Duyne Barenstein for the invitation.

08.10.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.bsky.social, Matthew Richmond, Miguel MartΓ­nez, Martijn Koster & the @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social!

15.09.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Profundamente inspirador participar en este encuentro en MedellΓ­n la semana pasada junto a tantos queridos colegas!

Para saber mΓ‘s sobre nuestro Colectivo Juvenicidio y Resistencias Sociales (JUVIR) πŸ‘‰ www.upf.edu/web/juvenici...

04.09.2025 10:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We Are Not Numbers ***THE NUMBER 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** ***THE IRISH BESTSELLER*** 'Meaningful and impactful ... A vital [read] ... Tell all your friends' BRITISH VOGUE 'A powerful collection' SERVICE 95, found...

When I visited Gaza in 2019, what struck me most wasn’t the destruction – it was the life.

Now, @WeAreNotNumbers 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

26.07.2025 08:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello Montreal! So glad to be joining @sasemeeting.bsky.social 2025 as part of a panel series on illegal markets organized by Matias Dewey & Gabriel Feltran! #SASE2025

09.07.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
RESEARCH PHOTO COMPETITION AT THE GENEVA GRADUATE INSTITUTE | IHEID

πŸ“Έ The winners of our #PhotoCompetition are:
πŸ† Luisa.Lupo, Public Prize – TRACES OF VIOLENCE
πŸŽ–οΈ Nora.Doukkali, Jury Prize – STOLEN TIME
πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/M8umu

Thanks to all 26 participants, the 580 voters, and the jury:
@juliebillaud.bsky.social, Tobias.Marshall, Antoine.Tardy, @elenabutti.bsky.social

20.05.2025 11:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ Curious about my recent research on informal housing, migration, and gangs in one of Latin America's largest informal settlements?

πŸ“† Join us TODAY at 3.30 CET for a seminar co-hosted by
@gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social & @gvagrad.bsky.social - in person & online!

πŸ”œ Info: shorturl.at/BwFDk

15.05.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
RESEARCH PHOTO COMPETITION AT THE GENEVA GRADUATE INSTITUTE | IHEID

πŸ“Έ The Geneva Graduate Institute is holding a research photo competition!

πŸ€“ And I have the honor of being part of the jury - with @juliebillaud.bsky.social, Antoine Tardy, and Tobias Marschall.

πŸ’‘ You can view the portfolios here shorturl.at/75aqX

πŸ“₯ and vote your top 3 here shorturl.at/rVNj0

06.05.2025 09:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

πŸ’¬ Discussed by Armelle Choplin
πŸ“ Thursday 8 May 2025 - 12h30-13h30
🏫 Uni Mail, salle M 4020

lnkd.in/eEA_g6fE

05.05.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Events | Young Activists Summit An Official Summit is held annually at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Thousands of young people from all over the world participate online in four languages.

πŸ“’ Are you an outstanding young activist? Or do you know someone who is?

Nominations for the Young Activists Summit close in five days!

➑️ Info here www.youngactivistssummit.org/events

@ActivistsSummit

26.04.2025 10:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Huge thanks to my supervisors @fernandapirie.bsky.social and Dennis Rodgers, to the amazing Anthropology Editor at NYU Press & to the anonymous reviewers whose feedback helped me reach this stage. Finally, my most profound gratitude goes to the youth who welcomed me into their lives.

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Thanks to @oxfordcsls.bsky.social & @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social for hosting this research, @udea.bsky.social & @vriunal.bsky.social for welcoming me during critical research periods in MedellΓ­n, and to the ESRC and Swiss Confederation for their financial support.

14.04.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm excited to share that I’ve recently signed a book contract with NYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social !

The book brings together a decade of doctoral & post-doctoral ethnographic work on adolescentes involved at the bottom of the organized crime hierarchy in contemporary urban Colombia. Stay tuned!

14.04.2025 15:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

@gvagrad.bsky.social @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social

28.03.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Only a few days left to send us your abstracts! Hurry up!πŸ‘‡

28.03.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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26.03.2025 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
El sueΓ±o de la casa propia - Short documentary by Elena Butti
El sueΓ±o de la casa propia - Short documentary by Elena Butti YouTube video by Elena Butti

πŸ“ For Venezuelan migrants in MedellΓ­n, building one's own home in an informal settlement can be a key act of rooting and integration, despite having to deal with extractivist gang practices and the threat of violent state evictions.

πŸ‘‰ Curious to know more? Check out my latest short docu-film!

15.03.2025 18:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tinker Postdoctoral Fellowship in Latin American Studies in Stanford, CA for Stanford University Exciting opportunity in Stanford, CA for Stanford University as a Tinker Postdoctoral Fellowship ...

Great postdoc opportunity for PhD students from LATAM!

07.03.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“» Ayer salimos en Radio UNAL con un conversatorio sobre la migraciΓ³n Venezolana en MedellΓ­n!

Puedes escuchar aquΓ­ πŸ‘‰ radio.unal.edu.co/detalle/la-m...

05.03.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Curious about my recent research on informal housing, migration, and gangs in one of Latin America's largest self-built settlements?

πŸ“… Mark your calendar for my upcoming seminar at @gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social on May 15 - in person & online!

πŸ”œInfo shorturl.at/4uc2k

25.02.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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El prΓ³ximo miΓ©rcoles, yo y Lirio GutiΓ©rrez (UNAL MedellΓ­n), estaremos facilitando una mesa redonda sobre la migraciΓ³n venezolana en la ciudad.Tendremos ponentes de las instituciones y sociedad civil. ParticipaciΓ³n abierta!
πŸ“… 26 Febrero 2025
🏫 UNAL Medellín

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@gvagrad-ccdp.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social @emlyon.bsky.social

17.02.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“š News! With Guillaume Dumont we are organizing a Paper Development Workshop on 'Housing, Illegality and Criminal Actors' at the Geneva Graduate Institute on 9-10 September 2025.

➑️ To apply, please send us a 500 word abstract & a short bio by March 31st.

πŸ‘‰ Full CfP at rb.gy/dzk23x

17.02.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“š First Open Access Paper of 2025!

πŸ”Ž In this paper, I critically reflect on my use of participatory research methods in youth research.

πŸ™Œ Thanks Carles Feixa & Nele Hansen for coordinating this wonderful Social Sciences special issue!

➑️Link surl.li/ityokl

12.02.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

here's @gvagrad.bsky.social stater pack! Just follow all

16.01.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0