Christian Sowa holds a PhD in development studies from SOAS University of London. He currently works at the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM). Prior to his PhD, he studied political and social sciences in Berlin (Freie Universit�t), Beirut (AUB) and New York (Columbia). He has also worked as a tour guide, as a lecturer and has been involved in migrant support and Right to the City groups. His work has been published in the Radical Housing Journal, Engag�e, sub\urban and The Architects Newspaper among others.