Omar Alessandro Aguilar Novoa

Omar Alessandro Aguilar Novoa is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de Chile. With 22 hours of teaching commitment, he specializes in sociological theory, social stratification, and neoliberalism's societal impacts. His academic journey includes a Doctorate from Universidad Alberto Hurtado (2014), a Master's from Catholic University of Louvain (1996), and sociology degrees from Universidad de Chile (1994, 1990).

• Key Research Themes: Social Stratification, Sociological Theory, Neoliberalism, Labor Studies, Social Movements
• Teaching: Inequalities and Social Stratification, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Structuralism and Poststructuralism

Recent Research Trends: His 2024-2023 publications examine systemic crises, active aging through technology, speculative sociology frameworks, and debt-driven mobilization. Earlier works (2022-2019) analyze labor precarity, pandemic-era social movements, and consumer behavior shifts.

Scientific Contributions:

• Supervised 25+ theses on topics like labor ethics, economic elites, and social capital
• Co-led 2014 research project on neoliberalism and subjectivity
• Advocated critical theory approaches in Chilean sociology

His career spans 25+ years at Universidad de Chile, with notable contributions to sociological theory and empirical studies on Chilean social dynamics.