The results of INFNIGHT project have contributed significantly to the objective of the Action. The contextualisation carried out through a profound literature review, together with the documentary and public discourse analysis developed under WP1 and WP3, have been particularly fruitful. Among others, this is shown in the publication of a scientific paper, co-authored together with my former supervisor, Dr. Valeria Guarneros-Meza, in a prestigious journal in the field (Urban Studies). At the same time, fieldwork developed under WP3 is particularly prolific, even beyond the initial expectations of the project: 67 semi-structured interviews with key actors, 90 hours of participant observation/walking interviews and 20 hours of visual-based (recorded) ethnography have been developed. These results are particularly intensive in the Italian (Rome) and Spanish (Madrid) cases, and have already produced relevant publications (Forum Sociologico). The exploitation of the comparative analysis of the three cases (Spain, Portugal and Italy) is expected to produce high impact publications and policy guidelines in the future months, given the novelty and relevance of the fieldwork carried out.
INF_NIGHT Action has largely fulfilled the impact objectives originally proposed. Throughout the development of the INF_NIGHT Action, a strategy of dissemination of the results to academic audiences has been carried out. In this sense, two scientific articles have been published during the course of this Action, one of them in a very high impact journal (Urban Studies); and two other scientific articles are accepted and pending publication in the next volume. Throughout the Action, I have participated in six scientific conferences and academic workshops, organising one of them, [Post-Doctoral MSCA workshop, Sheffield], chairing another [International Congress on Nightlife Studies – Session “Night Work”, Lisbon]) and being invited as a keynote speaker in two others [I Transgang International Congress, Barcelona; and “City, Work and Precarity” Seminar, Lisbon].
INF_NIGHT has also engaged in a strategy of communication with non-academic audiences. To communicate the relevance of my research to the general public and reach non-academic audiences, as well as fostering the participation of often under-represented actors, I have developed a Communication and Public Engagement Strategy targeting local policy-makers, activists and urban grassroots leaders – including organised collective of precarious workers- in Madrid, Rome and Lisbon. Importantly, the organisation of an `International Conference on Sex Work Rights´ (Madrid, June 2024) is a major milestone developed as part of this strategy.
