Assistant Professor at Institute of Social Sciences, University of O’Higgins, Chile.

PhD in Architecture and Urban Studies (2016), Master in Human Settlements and the Environment (2009) and Sociologist (2006).

My research comprises territorial governance systems in remotes areas and spatial restructuration processes. Specifically, it analyses power relations and the emergence of new ways of inhabiting territories, to identify structures that affect development processes.

Research interests: territorial governance, islandness, political geography.

Profiles:
– Research Gate.
– ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5602-6734.
– Scopus Author ID: 36661493800.
– ResearcherID: P-6354-2017.
– Google Scholar.
– LinkedIn.

Contact

Álvaro Román
alvaro.roman@uoh.cl

Institute of Social Sciences
University of O’Higgins
Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 611, Rancagua

Last update: 2 March, 2026.