Carlos DE CASTRO PERICACHO

Carlos de Castro Pericacho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He holds a degree and a PhD in Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid. His research has focused on the study of the social, political, and environmental conflicts associated with the integration of productive territories into global production chains.

His main research areas include global agri-food chains, labour and migration, agricultural digitalization, quality standards, and socio-environmental conflicts. A significant part of his research has examined the transformation of the agri-food sector in the Region of Murcia and its integration into the global agri-food system, with particular attention to working conditions, the role of migrant labour, forms of quality regulation, and environmental controversies.

He has participated in numerous national and European research projects on agri-food chains, social inequalities, transformations in work, and resilience in the face of socioeconomic crises. His scientific output includes journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes. His publications and editorial work include Sociología económica (UAM Ediciones, 2025), Sociología rural y de la agricultura: nuevos avances en investigación social de los campos de la globalización agroalimentaria (CIS, 2025), La producción de la calidad en el sector agroalimentario: un análisis sociológico (Tirant lo Blanch, 2022), and Migration and Agriculture: Mobility and Change in the Mediterranean Area (Routledge, 2017).

His academic activity also includes teaching in economic sociology, social theory, and research methodology. He is also the editor of the “Imaginaciones Sociológicas” book series at the Autonomous University of Madrid Press and coordinator of the UAM Master’s Degree in Social Research, Scientific Advice and Foresight.