EDUARDO RICO BOQUETE

EDUARDO RICO BOQUETE is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), affiliated with the Faculty of Geography and History. He is part of the HISTAGRA research group, focusing on agrarian and political history of the rural world in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contributes to the Interuniversity Research Center for Atlantic Cultural Landscapes (CISPAC). His research emphasizes the socio-economic dimensions of forest wealth in Galicia during the 20th century.

Education: PhD in History from USC (1993) with the thesis "The Forest Wealth of Galicia in the 20th Century: Production and Exploitation," supervised by Dr. Ramón Villares Paz.

Research interests include contemporary socio-economic transformations, rural development, and environmental history, particularly in Galicia. His work bridges historical analysis with ecological and political frameworks.

No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. He is actively involved in the HISTAGRA research group, contributing to interdisciplinary studies on rural and environmental history.