Xabier Aierdi Urraza

Xabier Aierdi Urraza is a Research Professor at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), with a 36-year career focused on migration, social policy, and critical development studies. He founded the Basque Immigration Observatory (Ikuspegi) and currently leads the Begirune Foundation.

• Born in 1957 in Zeberio
• PhD in Sociology (UPV/EHU, 1990)
• Specializes in immigration, social exclusion, and quantitative analysis

Research Interests include:

• Migration: Dynamics, forced displacement, remittances, and intercultural integration
• Social Policy: Welfare state, public policy design, and citizenship rights
• Critical Development: Post-development theory, decoloniality, and neoliberalism critiques

His publications (15 most recent) emphasize Basque Country migration patterns, health impacts of immigration, and critical reflections on development paradigms. Notable collaborations include work with Mª Cristina Blanco and Gorka Moreno Marquez.