Doctorate in Interdisciplinary African Studies in Social Sciences. Anthropologist, Cristina is a Senior Researcher at the Nordic Africa Insitute in Sweden and a consultant for several international organisations and governments. Angolan, with more than 20 years of research in and about Angola on a variety of social issues, her research and policy advice focuses on topics such as urban development, social inequalities, urban economies, youth, gender, social protection, or migration.