María Rosa Herrera Gutiérrez

María Rosa Herrera Gutiérrez is a Full Professor at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, affiliated with the Department of Social Work and Social Services. She leads research in the SPL-UPO Political Sociology and Local Policies group, focusing on social exclusion, contentious politics, and collective action in Latin America.

• PhD in Social and Legal Sciences (2010), Universidad Pablo de Olavide, thesis: Dramatization of political conflict. Collective action and protest, Argentina (1998-2005)
• Doctoral Programs: Education, Social Change and Cohesion, Democracy and Public Policy

Her research examines social exclusion in Andalusian cities (Seville, Málaga), protest cycles in Argentina (1997-2002), and urban policy responses to economic crises. Articles analyze tactical dramatization of protests, sectorial diffusion of demands, and temporal cluster analysis of social movements.

Key article trends:

• 2014: Comparative analysis of social exclusion discourses
• 2012: Dramatization tactics in Argentine protests
• 2008: Argentina's 1997-2002 protest cycle
• 2003: Transformation of collective action models in Argentina