Cristina Udelsmann Rodrigues
| Nome | Cristina Udelsmann Rodrigues |
| Nota biográfica | Cristina Rodrigues é uma experiente investigadora e consultora com mais de uma década de experiência profissional em projetos financiados por organizações internacionais e nacionais, bem como por diversos governos na Europa, nos Estados Unidos e em África. É doutorada em Estudos Africanos pelo Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal, e possui ampla experiência na conceção e implementação de investigações, avaliações e estudos de métodos mistos. As suas principais áreas de atuação incluem dinâmicas urbanas e rurais, proteção social e desenvolvimento sustentável. Rodrigues liderou e integrou equipas na realização de avaliações, inquéritos e estudos de impacto. É altamente qualificada em estudos qualitativos ao nível comunitário, análise de impacto social e envolvimento de stakeholders. Grande parte do seu trabalho de investigação e consultoria é realizado em Angola e Moçambique. |
| Publicações recentes | 2024 Processes of Urban Hyper-Marginalisation under Climate Change: Examples from Angola and Mozambique. In Martinez, Miguel (Ed.) Research Handbook of Urban Sociology. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. 2023 Udelsmann Rodrigues (2023) ‘Angolan and Mozambican border towns interconnecting and consolidating southern African mobilities’ In Munyaradzi Mushonga, Chitja Twala, Grey Magaiza, and John Aerni-Flessner (Eds.) Migration and the Role of Borders and Borderlands in the Making of Southern African Communities. Maryland, USA: Rowman and Littlefield. Udelsmann Rodrigues and Silva, Sónia (2023) Migrações e Mobilidade em Angola: uma perspectiva histórica do sul do país. Luanda: Cadernos CEACIS, 2, Luanda, Angola. 2022 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2022) ‘From musseques to high-rises: Luanda’s renewal in times of abundance and crisis’. In: Annika Teppo & Laura Stark (eds.) Power and Informality in Urban Africa. London and New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 215-235. Bryceson, D.F., Gough, K.V., Jønsson, J.B., Kinabo, C., Shand, M.C., Rodrigues, C.U. and Yankson, P.W. (2022), ‘Mineralized Urbanization in Africa in the Twenty-First Century: Becoming Urban through Mining Extraction’. International Journal of Urban and Regional Reseaserch, 46: 342-369. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.13086 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2022) ‘Built on expectations: Angolan and Mozambican emergent and stagnant rural towns’, African Studies Monographs, 42: 187-204. https://doi.org/10.34548/asm.42.187 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2022) ‘Hesitant migration to emergent cities: Angola’s intentional urbanism of the ‘centralidades’’, City, 26:5-6, 848-869, https://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2022.2126172 2021 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2021) ‘Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers in Angola: past and present challenges’. In Ndangwa Noyoo (ed.) Social Welfare and Social Work in Southern Africa, Stellenbosch: African Sun Media, pp. 23-37. Udelsmann Rodrigues, C., Mususa, P., Büscher, K. and Cuvelier, J. (2021) ‘Boomtown urbanization and rural-urban transformation in mining and conflict regions in Angola, the DRC and Zambia’. Sustainability, 13(4): 2285. Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2021) ‘Where is the State Missing? Addressing Urban Climate Change at the Margins in Luanda and Maputo’. Urban Forum. Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2021) ‘Colonial and contemporary structures and functions of the roças of São Tome and Principe; Self-expansion and centrality of the Bandim market in Bissau; Tarrafal: from prison to touristic site’. In Philipp Meuser and Adil Dalbai (eds.) Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide. Berlin: DOM publishers, Vol. 6, pp. 140-143; Vol. 2, pp. 26-27; Vol. 3, pp. 38-39. ISBN: 9783869224008. Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. and Bialoborska, Magdalena (2021) ‘Organização entre os trabalhadores informais em São Tomé e Príncipe: dos sindicatos do Estado às alternativas sectoriais’. In Carlos Lopes (ed.) Organizações de representação da Economia Informal nos PALOP. Luanda: Mayamba, pp. 200-228. Navarra, Cecilia & Udelsmann Rodrigues, Cristina (eds.) (2022) Transformations of Rural Spaces in Mozambique. London, New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. Udelsmann Rodrigues, Cristina and Navarra, Cecilia (2022) ‘Introduction to a Collective Reflection’. In Navarra, Cecilia & Udelsmann Rodrigues, Cristina (eds.) (2022) Transformations of Rural Spaces in Mozambique. London, New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 1-9. 2020 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2020) ‘Emergent urbanism in Angola and Mozambique: Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. & Jesper Bjarnesen (2020) Intra-African Migration. European Parliament: Policy Department, Directorate-General for External Policies, reference EP/EXPO/DEVE/FWC/2019-01/LOT3/R/04, October 2020. |
| Áreas de Investigação | Dinâmicas urbanas e rurais, proteção social e desenvolvimento sustentável. |
| Ciência ID | 6C1C-0964-84D9 |
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| Name | Cristina Udelsmann Rodrigues |
| Short Biography | Cristina Rodrigues is a seasoned researcher and consultant with over a decade of professional experience working on projects funded by international and national organisations and various governments across Europe, the US and Africa. She holds a Doctorate in African Studies in Social Sciences from the University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, and has extensive expertise in designing and implementing mixed-methods research, assessments, and studies. Her key areas of focus include urban and rural dynamics, social protection, and sustainable development. Cristina has led and participated in teams conducting assessments, surveys, and evaluations. She is highly skilled in community-level qualitative studies, social impact analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Most of her research and consultant work is done in Angola and Mozambique |
| Latest Publications | 2024 Processes of Urban Hyper-Marginalisation under Climate Change: Examples from Angola and Mozambique. In Martinez, Miguel (Ed.) Research Handbook of Urban Sociology. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. 2023 Udelsmann Rodrigues (2023) ‘Angolan and Mozambican border towns interconnecting and consolidating southern African mobilities’ In Munyaradzi Mushonga, Chitja Twala, Grey Magaiza, and John Aerni-Flessner (Eds.) Migration and the Role of Borders and Borderlands in the Making of Southern African Communities. Maryland, USA: Rowman and Littlefield. Udelsmann Rodrigues and Silva, Sónia (2023) Migrações e Mobilidade em Angola: uma perspectiva histórica do sul do país. Luanda: Cadernos CEACIS, 2, Luanda, Angola. 2022 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2022) ‘From musseques to high-rises: Luanda’s renewal in times of abundance and crisis’. In: Annika Teppo & Laura Stark (eds.) Power and Informality in Urban Africa. London and New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 215-235. Bryceson, D.F., Gough, K.V., Jønsson, J.B., Kinabo, C., Shand, M.C., Rodrigues, C.U. and Yankson, P.W. (2022), ‘Mineralized Urbanization in Africa in the Twenty-First Century: Becoming Urban through Mining Extraction’. International Journal of Urban and Regional Reseaserch, 46: 342-369. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.13086 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2022) ‘Built on expectations: Angolan and Mozambican emergent and stagnant rural towns’, African Studies Monographs, 42: 187-204. https://doi.org/10.34548/asm.42.187 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2022) ‘Hesitant migration to emergent cities: Angola’s intentional urbanism of the ‘centralidades’’, City, 26:5-6, 848-869, https://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2022.2126172 2021 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2021) ‘Social Protection of Informal Economy Workers in Angola: past and present challenges’. In Ndangwa Noyoo (ed.) Social Welfare and Social Work in Southern Africa, Stellenbosch: African Sun Media, pp. 23-37. Udelsmann Rodrigues, C., Mususa, P., Büscher, K. and Cuvelier, J. (2021) ‘Boomtown urbanization and rural-urban transformation in mining and conflict regions in Angola, the DRC and Zambia’. Sustainability, 13(4): 2285. Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2021) ‘Where is the State Missing? Addressing Urban Climate Change at the Margins in Luanda and Maputo’. Urban Forum. Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2021) ‘Colonial and contemporary structures and functions of the roças of São Tome and Principe; Self-expansion and centrality of the Bandim market in Bissau; Tarrafal: from prison to touristic site’. In Philipp Meuser and Adil Dalbai (eds.) Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide. Berlin: DOM publishers, Vol. 6, pp. 140-143; Vol. 2, pp. 26-27; Vol. 3, pp. 38-39. ISBN: 9783869224008. Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. and Bialoborska, Magdalena (2021) ‘Organização entre os trabalhadores informais em São Tomé e Príncipe: dos sindicatos do Estado às alternativas sectoriais’. In Carlos Lopes (ed.) Organizações de representação da Economia Informal nos PALOP. Luanda: Mayamba, pp. 200-228. Navarra, Cecilia & Udelsmann Rodrigues, Cristina (eds.) (2022) Transformations of Rural Spaces in Mozambique. London, New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. Udelsmann Rodrigues, Cristina and Navarra, Cecilia (2022) ‘Introduction to a Collective Reflection’. In Navarra, Cecilia & Udelsmann Rodrigues, Cristina (eds.) (2022) Transformations of Rural Spaces in Mozambique. London, New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 1-9. 2020 Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. (2020) ‘Emergent urbanism in Angola and Mozambique: Udelsmann Rodrigues, C. & Jesper Bjarnesen (2020) Intra-African Migration. European Parliament: Policy Department, Directorate-General for External Policies, reference EP/EXPO/DEVE/FWC/2019-01/LOT3/R/04, October 2020. |
| Research fields | Urban and rural dynamics, social protection, and sustainable development. |
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