Beltrán Roca Martínez

Beltrán Roca Martínez is an Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Cádiz, affiliated with the Instituto Universitario para el Desarrollo Social Sostenible (INDESS) and the research group GEISA. His work bridges Trade Unions, Social Movements, Migrant Workers, and Third Sector studies through a critical lens.

• Doctorate in Social Anthropology (University of Seville, 2011)
• Focus on labor-spatial dynamics, political exchange, and radical ethnography

Key research themes include:

• Socio-Spatial Analysis: Mapping worker centers in NYC (2020), municipalist initiatives (2019), and remunicipalization policies (2018) using the TPSN framework.
• Trade Union Evolution: Examining Spain's Unión Sindical Obrera (2019), interstitial unionism (2017), and union decline/renewal (2016).
• Migration & Solidarity: Studying solidarity networks of Spanish migrants in Europe (2017, 2024) and platform worker organization (2023).

His 15 most recent articles (2014-2025) reveal a trajectory analyzing:

• Urban class struggles in Iberoamerican cities
• Intersection of crises on EU migration patterns
• Radical unionism in Europe's periphery
• Gender inequality in public sector employment
• Platform worker spatial strategies
• Marxist urban theory applications