Manuel Pérez Yruela

TRAMAS – Territory, rurality, agriculture, environment environment and sustainability

Sociology Research Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (1990 – current, Ad Honorem since 2016), at the Institute for Advanced Social Studies in Córdoba, which he founded and directed from 1991–2009. He was Lecturer in Rural Sociology at the University of Córdoba, 1980-1989, Lecturer at the Faculty of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid, Researcher at the Institute for Agrosocial Studies, 1970-1972. At the start of his professional career, he worked as sociologist in the Human Resources Department at IBM Spain, 1972-1975.

He was educated in Spain at the Polytechnic and Complutense Universities of Madrid between 1976-79 and received a grant from the Juan March Foundation to further his studies in Sociology in the UK at the University of Lancaster and Brunel University, London. His research areas include: sociology of science and technology; sociology of politics and welfare; rural and development sociology (poverty, immigration, quality of life…); corporatist theory of modern democratic societies; public opinion and democracy, with special emphasis on Andalusia. The findings of his investigations have been published in 29 books authored or edited by him, 57 chapters in joint publications, 39 articles published in national and international scientific journals and 50 monographs and technical reports containing results of applied study projects and dossiers on cooperation projects.

Within the scope of his research interests he has directed 8 competitive research projects and has participated as a researcher in a further 11. He has also directed 35 applied investigation contracts financed by various public and private organisms. He has also held posts of responsibility in activities relating to research management: Chair and Member of the Social Sciences Panel of the National Agency for Assessment and Forecasting (ANEP), 1990-92; Member and Executive Adviser to the President of the National Research Council (CSIC), 1991 – 96; Chair and Member of the Committee for Social Sciences of the Spanish National Commission for Research Evaluation (CNEAI), 1995-97; representative of the Spanish National Research Council in the Social Sciences Committee of the European Science Foundation, 1994-97; Member of the Social, Economic and Juridical Sciences Panel of the Andalusian Research Plan, 2000-2005.

Member of the Board of the Andalusian Agency of Knowledge, 2011-2016. Positions of responsibility in national and international professional associations: President of the Spanish Federation of Sociology, 2004-2007; member of the Council of the International Association of Sociology, 1992-95 and 2004-2007; member of the Council of the European Association of Sociology, 1994-96; Vice-President of the Spanish Association of Agrarian Economy and Sociology, 1989-95; Vice-President of the Spanish Federation of Sociology and head of its Scientific Committee from 1990-98; member of the Organising Committee of the I European Congress of Sociology, Granada 1995. Collaboration with institutions involved in research and cooperation in development: Vice-President of the Institute for Promotion and Development Support, 1990-95; member of the Advisory Council for Central America of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), 1992-94; Member of the Trust of the Spanish Centre for Latin American Studies, 1992-2000; Director of the University Institute for Development and Cooperation at the Complutense University of Madrid, 1992-97; Member of the Trust of the Centre for Municipal Studies and Interprovincial Cooperation, 1991-2002. Trustee of the Andalusian Studies Centre, 2005-present.

He has been invited as an expert on cooperation missions to the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Romania and Egypt. Other activities: Spokesperson of the Regional Government of Andalusia, 2009/2010; Adviser to the Minister for Social Affairs, 1982-1986; Member of the Expert Committee of the Economic Development Plan for Andalusia, 1993-96; Co-ordinator of the Work Group “Andalusia, an Inclusive Society” within the “Andalusia, a New Century” project, 1998-99; Member of the Consulting Committee of the “Second Modernisation for Andalusia” project, 2001-2004; Member of the Trust of the Andalusian Studies Centre Foundation, 2005- present; speaker and lecturer at Spanish and international universities (Barcelona, Complutense of Madrid, Salamanca, Sevilla, Granada, Menéndez Pelayo, London South Bank, Roskilde, Augsburg, Louvain…). Director of the Revista Interancional de Sociologia (RIS in its Spanish acronym) from 1991-2002 and editor until 2005; member of the editorial board of several social science journals (Current Sociology, Sociología Ruralis, Sociología del Trabajo, Revista Española del Tercer Sector…).

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1º White Paper 1: New foundations for a sustainable global society, 2021, Jesús Marco de Lucas; M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas; Eduardo Moyano Estrada; Tomas Garcia Azcarate; Jor, isbn:978-84-00-10882-3

2º Estrategia de innovación para la gobernanza de la paz territorial (Colombia), 2015, Manuel Pérez Yruela; Eduardo Wills Herrera; Andrés Bravo Morán, isbn:

3º Calidad de la democracia en España. Una auditoría ciudadana , 978-84-344-1843-1 B. Gómez Fortes; I. Palacios; M. Pérez Yruela; R. Vargas-Machuca, 2010

4º Condiciones de vida y pobreza relativa de la población en Aragón , 978 84 691 7439 5 Manuel Pérez Yruela; Isabel García Rodríguez; Manuel Trujillo Carmona; Elena Espinosa de los Montero, 2009

5º Pobreza y exclusión social en Cantabria , 978 840 0 08691 6 Manuel Pérez Yruela; María Isabel García Rodriguez; Manuel Trujillo Carmona, 2007

6º Opiniones y actitudes de la población andaluza ante la inmigración , 978-84-690-6360-6 Sebastian Rinken; Manuel Pérez Yruela, 2007

7º ESCRITOS SOCIOLÓGICOS EN HOMENAJE A SALVADOR GINER , 978 84 7476 441 3 Manuel Pérez Yruela; Teresa Montagut; Teresa González de la Fe, 2007

8º La sociología en España , 978 84 7476 435 2 Manuel Pérez Yruela, 2007

9º La integración de los inmigrantes en la sociedad andaluza , 84 00 08304-0 Manuel Pérez Yruela; Sebastian Rinken, 2005

10º CONDICIONES DE VIDA DE LA POBLACIÓN EN CÓRDOBA , 978-84-694-0839-1 Gracía Rodríguez, M.I; Moreno Torres, M; Espinosa de los Monteros Pérez, E; Sotomayor Lozano, R.; MA, 2004

11º Pobreza y exclusión social en Asturias , 84 0008215 X Manuel Pérez Yruela; Gregorio Rodríguez Cabrero; Manuel Trujillo Carmona, 2004

12º Condiciones de vida de la población en Córdoba , 84 609 1424 0 María Isabel García Rodriguez; Manuel Pérez Yruela, 2004

13º La Sociedad Andaluza , 84 606 3233 4 Eduardo Moyano Estrada; Manuel Pérez Yruela, 2002

14º Pobreza y exclusión social en Andalucía , 84 00 07864 0 Manuel Pérez Yruela; Hilario Saez Méndez; Manuel Trujillo Carmona, 2002

15º La sanidad desde el otro lado , 84 8486 035 3 Manuel Ferrnádez Esquinas; Luis Gavira; Manuel Pérez Yruela; Rafael Serrano del Rosal; Manuel Trujil, 2002

16º La situación social de las mujeres en Andalucía 1990-2000 , 84 7921 0834 Fernando Aguiar; Isabel García; Manuel Pérez Yruela, 2001

17º La nueva concepción del desarrollo rural. Estudio de casos. , 84 00 07864 0 Manuel Pérez Yruela; José M. Sumpsi; M. M. Jiménez; I. Bardají, 2000

18º Informe social de Andalucía (1978-1998). Dos décadas de cambio social , 84 00 07816 0 Eduardo Moyano Estrada; Manuel Pérez Yruela, 1999

19º Política Social y Estado de Bienestar , 84 7850 032 4 Luis Moreno; Manuel Pérez Yruela, 1991

20º CORPORATISMO EN ESPAÑA , 84 344 1682 4 Manuel Pérez Yruela; Salvador Giner, 1989

21º La conflictividad campesina en la provincia de Córdoba (1931-1936) , 84 7479 031 X Manuel Pérez Yruela, 1979

22º La Sociedad Corporativa , 847476 009 7 Salvador Giner; Manuel Pérez Yruela, 1979

23º Organización, conflicto y estrategias de negociación , 84 269 0315 0 Demetrio Casado; Manuel Pérez Yruela, 1975

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