Juan Fernández Labbé

Juan Fernández Labbé is Doctor in Sociology (2015) and Master’s Degree in Social Sciences Research Methodology, Complutense University of Madrid; Graduated from the Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, University of Chile and Sociologist, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Researcher at RIMISP-Latin American Center for Rural Development; consultant for United Nations Organizations (FAO, IFAD, UN/DESA) and NGOs (OXFAM), and Professor at Diego Portales University, Alberto Hurtado University and FLACSO-Chile. My doctoral thesis “Social protest, consequences and political subjectivities: The footprint of the Chilean student movement of the year 2011” explored collective action within the framework of student mobilizations in Chile. My main areas of expertise are: Analysis of Public Policies and Evaluation, Territorial Development and Decentralization, Social Movements and Collective Action, Qualitative Social Research Methodologies.