Andreu Seguí Beltrán

Dr. Andreu Seguí Beltrán serves as a Tenured Contract Senior Lecturer (Profesor Titular Laboral) in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of the Balearic Islands, where he has held progressively senior positions since 2021. His academic career demonstrates steady advancement from Assistant Professor positions to his current tenured status, with a consistent focus on economic and Mediterranean history.

Specializing in the economic history of the Balearic Islands and Mediterranean corsair activity, Dr. Seguí Beltrán's research spans multiple centuries with particular emphasis on the early modern period. His work challenges conventional historical narratives about Mediterranean corsair activity, demonstrating through rigorous analysis that the threat was often less constant and more manageable than traditionally portrayed.

His research output shows remarkable consistency with multiple publications annually across prestigious journals and academic presses. Recent work examines family economics in early 20th century Mallorca, Catalan commercial integration in early modern Europe, and the nuanced realities of corsair activity in the Mediterranean. His scholarship combines quantitative historical methods with traditional archival research.

• Premio Ramón Carande (Asociación Española de Historia Económica), May 2022
• Premi Ricart i Giralt (Museu Marítim de Barcelona), November 2019
• III Premi de Recerca i Divulgació Juníper Serra, November 2012

As an educator, Dr. Seguí Beltrán teaches Economic History of Enterprises across multiple Business Administration programs throughout the Balearic Islands, supervises numerous final degree projects, and contributes to the Economics curriculum. He is an active member of the Economic History Studies (GEHE) research group, where he contributes his expertise in Mediterranean economic systems and corsair activity.