Elena Ferri Fuentevilla

Elena Ferri Fuentevilla is a Researcher at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide in the Department of Sociology. She earned her PhD in 2013 with a thesis focusing on the discursive construction of Spanish national political community through political parties.

• Academic Affiliation: Universidad Pablo de Olavide
• Education: PhD in Sociology (2013)

Her research centers on political sociology, analyzing national identity, territorial politics, and ideological discourse in left-wing parties like PSOE and IU. Key themes include:

• Discursive analysis of territorial reform in Spain
• Evolution of Spanish nationalism in electoral programs
• Political elites' conceptualization of national identity
• Impact of economic crisis on ideological coherence

Publications like La organización territorial española en crisis (2016) and Patriotas sociales (2013) explore these issues through interviews and content analysis of leftist parties in regions such as Catalonia, Andalusia, and Galicia.