

He studies elites, inequality, and media in Central America and has published in journal such as Revista Mexicana de Sociología, Revista CEPAL, and Revista Española de Sociología, role of business organization in business influence has divided scholars. He coordinates the Research Network for Latin American Elites Studies (Red Elites América Latina - REAL) and the working group “Elites” of the Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (Clacso). Holds a PhD in Political Science from the Freie University Berlin.

de Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Francisco Robles-Rivera is a researcher at the Institute of Social Research and a lecturer at the School of Communication at the University of Costa Rica. Julián Cárdenas hold a PhD in Sociology from the Universitat de Barcelona. He is also coordinator of the Research Network for Latin American Elites Studies (Red Elites América Latina - REAL). He has published his work in journals such as International Sociology, Global Networks, Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, and Journal of Management and Governance. His research focuses on elites and networking.

*Universitat de València (Spain) Julián Cárdenas is Professor of Sociology at the Universitat de València, Spain.
