Assistant Professor About Raul Sanchez de la Sierra Originally from Spain and France, his work tries to ask how society is organized when the state is weak or predatory, and what type of state can be built in that context. It is geographically focused on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (and Sicily), where he conducts field research since 2009. More about his research and bio: raulsanchezdelasierra.com He is one of the leading characters in the world documentary Congo Calling, which portrays the lives of Congolese and three Europeans in the difficult context where Global South and Global North meet, carrying with themselves wide structural inequalities and heavy historical legacies. Trailer: Congo Calling Raul is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy, research fellow at IGC, JPAL-CVI, NBER (DEV, PE), distinguished fellow at CESifo, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation distinguished scholar, and former Harvard Academy and CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. His CV: CV. Contact Information Room 2007 raul@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae https://raulsanchezdelasierra.comhttps://marakujakivuresearch,com Recent News Student Profile: Megan Sanders, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., March 30, 2023 Barbara Barreno-Paschall, MPP'17, to Be Honored with Alumni Award from MiPPS Wed., March 29, 2023 More news Upcoming Events International Policy Action Lab (IPAL) and Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program Chat with Alumni (Spanish/English) Thu., March 30, 2023 | 8:00 PM Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program Chat with Alumni Fri., March 31, 2023 | 12:00 PM More events