is a PhD candidate in Urban Studies at the University of Milan- Bicocca and Humboldt University of Berlin. She holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Florence and an MA in Sociology from the Humboldt University of Berlin. Her research focuses on urban theory, migration, and housing. In her PhD research, she investigates how contemporary migrations interact with local housing markets and processes of urban restructuring through the study of young European newcomers in Berlin. Email: natrouk@yahoo.gr