Nicolás Gutiérrez Rojas
Nicolás Gutiérrez is a Ph.D. student in Social Sciences at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), a junior researcher at the Collective Identity Research Center (CEIC), and a research assistant at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3; Research Line 4 – Adaptation). He holds a Master’s Degree in Globalisation and Development (UPV/EHU), a Master’s Degree in Models and Areas of Research in Social Sciences (UPV/EHU), and a Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Education with a Social Sciences specialisation from Francisco José de Caldas University (Colombia).
His professional background includes teaching in primary and secondary education and conducting research for development cooperation organisations. Nicolás combines his pedagogical, social, ethical, ecological, and political skills to conduct field research, design and organise projects, and engage with students and communities. His work is driven by a strong theoretical and methodological foundation and a commitment to critical, proactive, and autonomous scholarship.
He is a member of the research projects Building Sustainable Societies: Mobilisation, Participation, and Management of Socio-Ecological Practices (MINECO, PID2021-126611NB-I00) and Fulfilling the Transformative Potential of Nature-Based Solutions: From Fragmentation to Integration (IntegrateNbS) (EU Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, PCI2023-145970-2).
His academic work focuses on environmental conflicts, with a particular interest in the production of identities and the ecological embeddedness of the actors involved. His research supports the development of participatory public policies on environmental issues, emphasizing the valuation of water ecosystems and agricultural practices in the context of climate change.
His forthcoming publications include a book chapter entitled “A Citizen Assembly for the Transition of the Mar Menor?” (to be included in an edited volume on the history of the Mar Menor), and an article entitled “From Socio-Environmental Conflicts to Forms of Environmental Peace: Approaching the Case of Corinto Neighborhood in Bogotá”, to appear in Crossroads of Resistance in Latin America: Social Movements in Times of Crisis and Polarization. Both works are set to be published between late 2024 and early 2025.
Passionate about co-producing knowledge in natural settings, Nicolás is currently based in the mountainous region of the Basque Country.