Francisco José Cuberos Gallardo holds a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Seville and works as researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-IUL). His work focuses on the comparative analysis of migratory processes and dynamics of urban conflict in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. He has participated in several research projects on these topics and has done fieldwork in Seville, Lisbon and Buenos Aires. He is coauthor of two books and several book chapters and articles in specialized magazines, including International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, International Migration, Journal of Urban History, Interventions, Ethnic and Racial Studies and Cultural Studies.