Javier Auyero

Javier Auyero is the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Professor in Latin American Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he serves in the College of Liberal Arts. His research focuses on urban marginality, political ethnography, and collective violence, funded by prestigious institutions including the Guggenheim Foundation, American Council of Learned Societies, and National Science Foundation. He directs the Urban Ethnography Lab and edits the Global and Comparative Ethnography Series at Oxford University Press.

• Key Research Interests:
  • Political ethnography
  • Urban politics and violence
  • Environmental sociology
  • State-criminal collusion
  • Survival strategies in poverty
• Scientific Awards:
  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
  • National Science Foundation Grant
  • Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Grant
• Public Engagement: Regularly contributes to public debates via op-eds in New York Times, Clarín, and Página/12, as well as media appearances on radio and television discussing violence, poverty, and state dynamics.