Alejandro Osorio-Rauld is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology II at the University of Alicante. He holds a PhD in Sociology from Complutense University of Madrid (Cum Laude, 2020), a Master’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of Chile, and a degree in Sociology from the University of Arts and Social Sciences (Universidad ARCIS). His academic career has developed across Spain and Chile, combining research, university teaching, and international academic collaboration.

His research lies primarily in the field of comparative political sociology, with a particular focus on economic elites, business interest groups, political culture, democracy, historical memory, and institutional change in Latin America and Spain. His research examines, among other issues, how economic elites understand democracy, political conflict, institutional legitimacy, and processes of social and political transformation.

Methodologically, his work primarily employs qualitative and comparative approaches, including elite interviews, discourse analysis, longitudinal research designs, and digital media analysis.

He has published research on these topics in leading national and international academic journals, including Studies in Comparative International Development, Enterprise & Society, Business & Politics, Frontiers in Sociology, Política y Sociedad, Revista Española de Sociología, Revista de Estudios Sociales, and OBETS. Revista de Ciencias Sociales. He has been awarded a six-year research evaluation period (sexenio de investigación) by CNEAI-ANECA and is accredited by ANECA for the position of Associate Professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad).

He has more than fifteen years of university teaching experience in Spain and Chile and has participated in competitive research projects and research stays at universities in Spain and Latin America. His academic career includes teaching and research activities at the University of Alicante, the University of Chile, the University of Santiago de Chile, Universitat Jaume I, and Universidad ARCIS.

He is currently Director of the Revista de Ciencias Sociales Ambos Mundos. He previously served as an editor of Disjuntiva. Crítica de les Ciències Socials and is a member of the Scientific Committee of Perspectivas de la Comunicación.

Contact

University of Alicante
Department of Sociology II
Carretera de San Vicente del Raspeig, s/n
03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain
Office: P1-039
Tel.: +34 96 590 38 63