Graduate in Political Science at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Master's in South American History and PhD in Political Science. Currently holds the post of Lecturer at the University of Salamanca. He has been a Research Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies of the University of London, and a guest researcher at CIDE, the College of Mexico and the Institute des Éstudes Politiques of Lille. His specific research area is political participation and Latin American policy, with particular emphasis on the countries of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean, and on the emergence of indigenous identities in the region. He also works as an external consultant for international organisations such as the UNDP and the IDB on matters of development and policy. He collaborates with CIDOB on South American issues.