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- The Fragility of Dutch Democracy: Populism, Fragmentation, and Voter Volatility - December 18, 2025
- SSW welcomes two new Erasmus-interns: Aida Massó Blasco and Marina Rozalén Miralles - November 21, 2025
- New Fellow: Antonia Acosta Schultze - October 16, 2025
Marina and Aida will spend three months at Social Science Works and research the German political situation and the integration of newcomers in Germany.
Marina Rozalén Miralles holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Valencia. She has conducted social research in the fields of urban studies, the right to housing, and the right to the city, working from an intersectional perspective. She has collaborated on projects examining housing access in different territories and studies on housing precarity, including research on how residential vulnerability affects children and adolescents, with particular attention to the situation of migrant families. She has also contributed to assessments of the social impact of the 2024 DANA flood events in the province of Valencia, combining quantitative analysis, qualitative methods, and fieldwork while seeking to collaborate with organised civil society in decision-making processes on how cities are rebuilt and ensuring political accountability for what happened.
Her research interests also include the sociology of art and culture. She has presented papers at conferences on festive culture. Her Bachelor’s Thesis, “From Backstage to Centre Stage: Motherhood and Cultural Work in the Valencian Theatre Sector”, examines how motherhood and fatherhood shape the trajectories, inequalities, and creative processes of theatre professionals. The study articulates a feminist theoretical framework focused on care work, the sexual division of labour, and the tensions between artistic creation and the sustainability of life, together with in-depth interviews with theatre practitioners. This allowed her to explore the precarious working conditions in the theatre sector, strategies of co-responsibility, and the impact of parenting on artistic practice.
Marina has knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research techniques and is particularly interested in ethnography. Her research interests include the study of social inequalities, migration, urban issues, and citizen participation, combining sociological analysis, applied research, and a critical approach to social justice and urban rights.
Aida Massó Blasco holds a double degree in Sociology and Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Valencia. She also completed an academic year abroad at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, enhancing her skills in comparative social research and Italian language proficiency.
She has actively contributed to Urban Agenda projects in several municipalities in the Valencian Community, participating in territorial diagnostics and public participation processes through in-person surveys, community interviews, and participatory mapping activities. She has also coordinated and participated in public awareness initiatives, including “Violet Points” (gender-equality stands) and environmental education actions in public spaces.
Additionally, she has conducted surveys for transparency barometers and voting-intention studies, gaining hands-on experience in fieldwork, data collection, and social analysis.
Her Bachelor’s Thesis focused on analyzing the impact of the Erasmus+ programme on fostering European identity, support for EU institutions, and attitudes toward cooperation and integration within the European Union.
Aida is skilled in field research, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, participatory methodologies, and public engagement initiatives.