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Lines of research

  • Social structure and inequality. Analysis of dimensions and variables with the ability to explain the changing processes in the inequitable resources distribution for social action. Social fields, capitals and unequal relations.
  • Processes of individualisation and social structure. Analysis of the relation of individualisation contemporary processes with social structure, especially with the positions of genre and social class. Study of the relationship between agency and social structure.
  • Gender inequality and social diversity. Study and analysis of the structure of gender relationships in the different fields of the contemporary society. Design of intervention programs in situations of inequality in the access to resources for social action.
  • Concepts, relationships and systems of social inequality. Analysis of the interaction of the different types of social inequality, including the classification systems of social inequalities. Study of the relationship between the socio-historical structure and the system of social inequalities.
  • Policies of citizen participation and social inequality. Analysis of public policies promoted by the local level when it comes to citizen participation, its incidence on the co-production of public policies, methodologies deployed on its purpose and the effective consideration of ‘citizenship’ (social inequality mechanisms and education in participation).