Professor of Political Science at the Complutense University of Madrid, he is a European Doctor in Political Science, with an extraordinary prize, at the same university. Member of the Department of Political Science and Administration of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UCM, where he has been Vice-Dean, he is also a researcher at the Complutense Institute of International Studies (ICEI) and the Complutense Institute of Management Science (ICCA). He has been a visiting researcher at various centers in Europe and America, such as the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the University of Cambridge, the University of Lisbon, the Tec de Monterrey, Flacso Ecuador, or the Torcuato Di Tella University. His area of specialization focuses on the study of the Political Systems of Spain and Latin America, with special interest in discourses, the creation of imaginaries and identity processes. Along with his academic activity he has worked for various institutions related to Latin America, such as SEGIB, the Carolina Foundation, the OAS, OEI, FIIAPP, or AECID. In addition, he is a regular collaborator of RNE and eldiario.es.