Professor Carlos Cortez Ruíz has a doctorate in Anthropology from the Faculty of Philosophy and literature of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), with previous anthropology and engineering studies.

Since 1981 he has been a professor at the UAM Xochimilco Campus. He is currently teaching the Postgraduate in Rural Development (specialization, master's, and doctorate) and the bachelor's of Economics and Politics and Management. He has been a visiting Professor at Universities in Argentina, Ecuador, Spain, the United States, France, Guatemala, England, and Tanzania.

Since its origins, he has coordinated the Interdisciplinary Research Program "Human Development" of the UAM, and since 2018, he has coordinated the Project "Participation, collaboration and social action for change."

In his recent research, he has coordinated the project "Monitoring of the municipal strategy for southern Mexico," carried out in Campeche, Chiapas, and Yucatán; 2016 to 2017; Project Coordinator "Development of a social operation model of a self-managed telecommunications system." Collaboration project UAM-Redes-Rizhomatica with support from the SCT. 2016-2017-. Coordinator of the Project "Experiences, Problems and Potentialities of the Regional Indigenous Funds," carried out in collaboration with indigenous organizations from 11 states of Mexico; 2011-2012.

Between 2012 and 2015, he was a member of the Coordinating Group of the "Participate" project, carried out in 30 countries, on the Millennium Goals and the post-2015 debate, coordinated by the Institute for Development Studies (IDS-University of Sussex, England). He also collaborated on the project "Cultural Diversity and Interculturality in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean," coordinated by the International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNESCO, 2008-2010. Between 2001 and 2011, he was a member of the Development Research Center on Citizenship, Participation, and Transparency (DRC). Coordinated by the Institute of Development Studies (Sussex University). Collaborating institutions from Bangladesh, Brazil, India, England, Jamaica, Nigeria, England, and South Africa.

Some recent posts:

Cortez C; Implicaciones de la Cuarta Transformación para las sociedades rurales en la perspectiva de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible; Cap. En el libro “Logros, retos y contradicciones de la 4T”; Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco Campus; México, 2020

Cortez C; Perspectiva Crítica y acción social en contextos complejos; Cap. en el libro “Filosofía y Pensamiento”; Universidad de Salamanca; España; 2018

Cortez C.; El difícil ejercicio de los derechos a la consulta y a la transparencia como vías para hacer frente a un modelo de desarrollo concentrador y excluyente; capítulo en el libro “Retos del desarrollo y presupuesto público para generar bienestar social”; Hess Grupo Editorial; México; 2018

Cortez C.; Experiencias y retos epistemológicos y metodológicos de la investigación en colaboración con actores sociales; ARNA Preceedings; Participación y Democratización del conocimiento; 2018

Cortez C.; Participación y Derechos Humanos como temas marginales en el debate sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible; Artículo en libro colectivo; UAM-UACM; 2017

Cortez C.; Libro: Investigación y Acción Social. Formas de trabajo, Experiencias y Reflexiones; UAM, México, 2014

Member of: Mexican Association of Rural Studies (AMER); Latin American Sociological Association (ALAS); Latin American Association of Rural Sociology (ALASRU)