Naomi Samake-Bäckert

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Naomi Samake-Bäckert

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    With an interdisciplinary background, Naomi has aspired to center the experiences of marginalized communities and honor their memories in policy-making and planning processes. Her work includes re-imagining land reform practices, archival research and oral history, as well as conducting impact and gaps analysis of policies and initiatives that aim to be harm reductive. 

    Naomi is passionate about applied and collaborative research methods and enjoys pushing the creative boundaries for mixed-method research approaches. She bridges her research with community building practices and community engagement initiatives that strive for racial justice, equity, and inclusion

    Areas of expertise

    • Urban questions
    • Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies
    • Decolonial imaginaries and activisms
    • The social and political construction of race and ethnicity
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
    • Civil society, social movements and NGOs
    • Oral History

    Personal Information

    Countries:

    Switzerland

    Research labels:

    City – urban planning
    Colonialism – postcolonialism – decolonialism
    Representations – figurations
    Struggles – social movements – activism
    Race – racialization – racism
    Sexuality
    Health – medicine
    Human rights – women's rights – minority rights
    NGOs

    Subjects:

    Gender Studies, History