Dr. Ricardo López Santillán

Involvement at the ISC

• Member of the Steering Group of the ISC Social Science Matters Programme

Background

Education

• Ph. D., Sociology; Insitut d’Hautes Études pour L’Amérique Latine- University of Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle), France, 2004. Mention Très Honorable (with honors)
• Diplôme d’Études Approfondies (DEA), Sociology, Insitut d’Hautes Études pour L’Amérique Latine- University of Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle), France, 1999.
• B.A. Sociology, National University of Mexico (UNAM), 1998, (with honors).

Teaching experience

• Since 1996, Undergraduate level: Lecturer in Sociology; Urban Sociology; Sociopolitical Processes in the city; Cultural products in the city.
• Since 2005, Graduate seminars: Lecturer in Qualitative Research in Social Sciences.

Summary of other academic activities

• Chief editor of the Mexican Scientific Journal PENINSULA (2013-2015).
• Manager of the Academic Network “Historical Downtowns of Mexican Cities” from the National Council of Sciences and Technology, CONACYT, (2018-2020)
• Manager of the Mexican Council of Social Sciences, COMECSO

The page was updated in October 2025.