Juan Blanco López

Juan Blanco López serves as a Collaborating Professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Services at Pablo de Olavide University, specializing in critical gender studies and community-based research methodologies.

Academic Background:

• Doctorate from Pablo de Olavide University (2012)
• Thesis: Men, Masculinity as a Risk Factor: An Ethnography of Invisibility
• Supervised by Dr. José Mª Valcuende del Río and Dr. Guadalupe Cordero Martín

Research Focus: His work critically examines masculinity constructs through ethnographic frameworks, addressing social invisibility mechanisms within vulnerable populations. As a core member of the GISAP (Social Research and Participatory Action) group, he implements community-engaged methodologies prioritizing participatory social transformation in Andalusian contexts. His scholarship bridges theoretical gender analysis with practical social work interventions.

Institutional Affiliation: Associated with Andalusia's PAIDI Research Areas in Social and Legal Sciences, contributing to regional social policy development through action-oriented research.