is an independent researcher in urban cultures, cultural planning and citizenship, a translator and a poet. She taught Political Science and History at University College London (1991-98) and was research associate of the International Cultural Planning & Policy Unit at De Montfort University, Leicester (1996-2006). Her publications include: Crossing the Rainbow (2003), Planning for the Intercultural City (2004), Cultural Diversity in Britain (2006) and Informality and Social Creativity in Four European Port Cities (2008).