Empirically, the research builds on a systematic comparative study of 4 different urbanized indigenous villages in Mexico City (Mexico) – a megalopolis marked with indigenous urban movements and rapid urbanisation. Multiple dissemination activities were conducted during the MSCA fellowship. The researcher has published a total of 4 peer-reviewed articles and contributed 4 chapters to edited volumes. Moreover, they were co-editing a book on comparative urbanism published in October 2023 with Birkhäuser. Also, they have 2 articles in preparation to be published in high-ranking journals. Additionally, they were invited to give keynotes, published a newspaper article, attended conferences and launched a podcast series.
The work performed during the fellowship period is structured in different phases including preparation, field work and dissemination. In the preparation phase the researcher carried out desktop research, focusing on an online research on the representation of the groups, based on social media and literature. During this first period of field research, the researcher alternated travel to the different sites in the larger metropolitan region of Mexico City on several occasions. The researcher applied methods such as mobile ethnography including explorative walks and mobilized oral history interviews with key interlocutors. A second period of field research in Mexico took place later in the same year. The methods used in this phase included collaborative and comparative mapping workshops. The workshops were framed with local public events such as invited talks and cultural performances. These workshops served for data collection, data analysis and preparing the writing phase. To better share the results with the participating groups, a podcast was suggested and eventually produced together with local collaborators.
