Manuel Garcia Ruiz
Research Fields
Light Festivals
Sociology of Art
Urban Sociology
Arts in Territory Development
Visual Methods
Social Media Data
Social Network Analysis
Deaf Communities
CV
Manuel
García-Ruiz
holds
a
PhD
in
Sociology
from
the
Instituto
Universitário
de
Lisboa
and
is
an
Associate
Researcher
in
Urban
and
Cultural
Sociology
at
CIES-Iscte
in
Lisbon,
Portugal. He
has
been
visiting
professor
at
different
universities
and
he
has
been
appointed
as
a
scientific
advisor
for
different
departments,
organizations
and
projects.He
specializes
in
the
socio-spatial
transformations
of
urban
spaces
through
culture-led
events,
particularly
at
night.
His
research
critically
explores
how
the
eventification
and
touristification
of
cities
reshape
emotional
and
spatial
relationships,
generating
socio-affective
narratives
that
challenge
conventional
urban
governance
and
public
policies. Among
his
research
topics
highlights: (i)
Nightlife,
festivals,
and
tourism (ii)
city
branding,
culture-led
regeneration
strategies,
artwashing
and
commodification
of
the
arts, (iii)
artistification,
culture
and
artistic
careers
of
emergent
professionals,
and (iv)
methods
and
methodologies
with
special
attention
to
research
at
night
time.Dr.
García-Ruiz
has
published
extensively
in
tourism
studies,
cultural
sociology,
experiential
economies,
and
Night
Studies. He
is
founder
and
coordinator
of
the International
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Educational Qualifications
Recent Publications
Comunications
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