Daniel Arenas Vives

Professor Daniel Arenas Vives holds a position at ESADE Business School-Universitat Ramon Llull, leading the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability. He is a full professor specializing in business ethics, stakeholder theory, and corporate social responsibility, with a focus on governance and sustainability. His research bridges political theory and social movements, emphasizing responsible consumption (SDG 12) and collaborative governance in ecological challenges.

Education:

• PhD and MA from the Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago
• Licenciatura en Filosofía y Ciencias de la Educación, University of Barcelona
• Executive Development Program, ESADE

Research Interests: Arenas explores ethical dilemmas in business practices, multi-stakeholder governance, and sustainability. He investigates how social movements interact with corporate activities, emphasizing deliberative democracy and contestation in governance frameworks. His work often addresses systemic challenges like water management and ecological adversity.

Publications: His recent work includes studies on democratic deliberation in policy contexts, stakeholder frame overlapping, and SES resilience. Themes revolve around authenticity in prosocial entrepreneurship, institutional logics of community, and the ethics of commons organizing.

Grants & Labs: Engaged in collaborative research on social-ecological systems and sustainability governance. No specific grants or labs mentioned, but active in academic networks like EGOS.