Sergio García Magariño holds a PhD in sociology with an international mention and is a specialist in education and social development. He currently works as a lecturer (associate professor) at the Public University of Navarra and researcher at its Institute for Advanced Social Research: I-Communitas. He is co-founder and director of the Institute for Global Knowledge, Governance and Development and associate researcher at the think tank Globernance, directed by Daniel Innerarity. He has been a visiting fellow at the University of Essex (2013), at Cornell University (summer 2022), a visiting professor at the University College of Dublin (appointed for the period from Nov. 2021 to Sep. 2023) and is a consulting professor at Nur University in Bolivia. His research interests include processes of violent radicalisation, mechanisms of good governance, collective security, social and economic development, and issues related to the sociology of science and religion. These are reflected in about 75 academic articles and books. He is a regular contributor to written and audiovisual media. He has recently been selected as one of the 100 most outstanding speakers in Spain (new talents section) for 2020-2021 by the consulting firm Thinking Heads. A sample of his production can be seen at sergarcia.es or on his website at the Public University of Navarra.