Mutlu Ergün-Hamaz is an author, PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, Sociology Department and currently lives as a parent, consultant, performer, trainer and social researcher in Berlin. Since 2001, Ergün-Hamaz has been a member of the anti-racist NGO Phoenix e.V. and works a White-Awareness and Empowerment trainer. His research focuses on racialisation and empowerment in Germany.