PhD Student
jorge.solozabal.zapata@ulb.be
Adresse courrier :
ULB - Campus du Solbosch
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 50 - CP 124
1050 Bruxelles
Adresse visiteur :
Bâtiment S, 11è étage - Bureau : S11.208
Avenue Jeanne, 44 1050 Bruxelles
Bio
Joined CEVIPOL in October 2025 as a new Mini-Arc fellow to start my PhD exploring the resistance of social actors (social movements, trade unions, NGOs) to processes of autocratisation, under the supervision of Luca Tomini.
Obtained a Master in European Affairs from Sciences Po Paris in 2024, with a Thesis titled: “A genocide can’t be watched; it has to be stopped.” European Progressive Social Movements’ responses to Israel’s attacks on Palestine. A Framing Analysis. Before that, I graduated from a BA in Politics and Philosophy from the University of Sheffield, with a Thesis titled: Explaining violence in the Evros border region. A case study of Pushbacks.
My research has evolved along the lines of an analysis of the state of democracy, from a substantive approach, with an emphasis on the role of social actors in defining its trajectory. In parallel to my research, I have had practical experience in advocacy-oriented grassroot organisations like the Border Violence Monitoring Network, as well as in transnational organising in initiatives as the European Common Space for Alternatives.
CV
- 2025 - Present, PhD Candidate in Political Science (Mini-Arc fellow) @ Université Libre Bruxelles
- 2022 - 2024, Master Cum Laude in European Affairs (specialisation Politics and Public Policy) @ Sciences Po Paris
- 2018 - 2022, BA Politics and Philosophy (First Class) @ University of Sheffield
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Areas of research
- Autocratisation and Resistance
- Social Movements, Trade Unions, NGOs
Updated on November 3, 2025