PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE SOCIAL THIRD SECTOR IN SPAIN: ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND CHALLENGES[editar]

Is a Doctor in Economy from the University of Alcalá (2000) where he presently works as a professor. He is also a contributing researcher in the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)- Unit of Comparative Policies (UPC) and Co-Editor of the Spanish Third Sector Journal. He is also a member of the scientific advisory board of various sociological and scientific publications. He has participated in a variety of Spanish and European research for the National R+D Plan and others of the applied form for the public administration on the socioeconomic analysis of social policy and reforms in the Welfare State, especially in those areas related to social protection, dependence, social exclusion and the Third Sector, issues on which he is author and co-author of a series of articles and books.

Is a Doctor in Economic Sciences and has a degree in Law. He is currently professor in Sociology and Director of the Master in Social Services Management at the University of Alcalá (Madrid). He is also Director of the Spanish Journal of the Third Sector, as well as expert specialized in social policies with a focus on the Welfare State, aging, long-term care, social exclusion and Social Action Third Sector, of which he has published different publications and books.