Desarrollo sustentable Political system esential democracy and fraternity State reform and decentralization Local citizen participation public private partnership rural development

En CREASUR de la Universidad de Concepción funcionan asocIados siete investigadores jóvenes y diez académicos. Estoy a cargo de las tesis sobre Forestales y desarrollo territorial (Forestry Industry and local development) en la UDEC.

El 2020 se aprobó la primera tesis doctoral a mi cargo: Juan Catañeda,, doctorado en sociología UAH con título: Escándalos en Chile y confianza institucional 2002-2014.(Scandals and public trust in Chile)

Paralelamente dirijo la tesis doctoral en la UAH de Fernanda Herrera (Bolivian rural autonomies; Autonomías Indígenas Campesinas en Bolivia:Entre la plurinacionalidad y de Cristián Quiroz en la Nacional de Córdoba sobre regional power and new constitution in Chile, Poder Territorial y Cambio Constitucional.

En 2025 se aprobó la tesis doctoral de Sandra González (codirigida con Sergio López), titulada Transparencia, Participación Ciudadana y su Impacto en Tres Departamentos Mayas de Guatemala (Cum Lauden).

Previus Magister Thesis:

A Latin American Index of democratic cities. Luis Bonilla, ( Máster in Latin American Studies, UAH) 2019

Inmigration rights in Sudamerican countries, (Larisaa Fopiano, ( Máster in Latin American Studies, UAH) 2019

Aconcagua Region Movemenet (Pablo Silva, Master in Gobverment UAH) 2018

Talca Planning Office. Constanza Muñoz,( Máster in Municipal Management, U. Autónoma), 2017.

A evaluation model of innovation regional funds. (Máster in Descentralizaction, UAH-Puerto Mointt), 2017.

Regionalist rebellion in the North. 1860-1940. Andrés Rojas, Master in Social Studies and Political Studies.. 2012-2013.

Ccooptation and types of regionalist movements; social and political. Franceso Penaglia, Master in Social Studies and Political Studies.

IndIgenous Policy in Honduras. Master in Social Studies and Political Studies.. Marìa José Vides.

Oversight role of COREs and Municipalities. Miguel Morales, Master of Government and Society

Co- direction of the thesis: Alternative Schools in Valparaiso. Claudia Olivera (posgrade)

Use of digital media for e-government. Sergio Ormazabal. GOBSO UAH 2017

Autonomist discourse and narratives in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Claudia Vaca. UAH 2018

Scholarship systems in the Pacific Alliance.UAH 2019

The environmental conflict of the railway bridge. Renzo Calgani, 2021 (Master)

Regular Copurses:
- Descentralization
- Social Movement and political actors
-Territorial focus
- Contemporany Latin America History
-Grade Seminar