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Manuel García

Manuel García Pelayo, prominent Spanish political scientist and jurist. He was the founder of the modern Department of Political Science… more

Manuel García
H-index: 9
Art 21%
History 17%
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Nightlife is not just leisure—it’s survival, memory & resistance.

Join us for “Night Is Not a Luxury: Queer Survival, Music, and Urban Struggle”

📅 Oct 11, 2025 | 🕛 12:00–13:00
@milisboa

📍 Sala dos Fornos, Beato Innovation District

More info: bit.ly/42VZZDq
vanhoben.bsky.social
Honored to present “Behind the Scenes of the Light: Ethnography of Nighttime Work in Festivals” at Espacialidades: Espacios, Tiempos y Noches Sociales at Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (Mexico)

Great exchanges on how the night reshapes our urban and cultural landscapes.
vanhoben.bsky.social
Honoured to be part of the newly elected team of the Portuguese Sociological Association (APS) for 2025–2027. Looking forward to contributing to our vibrant sociological community!
vanhoben.bsky.social
🚨 CFP OUT NOW!

After Dark: Atmospheres, Temporalities & Embodied Practices of Nighttime Tourism @tourismgeographies.bsky.social

Guest editors: Manuel Garcia-Ruiz (vanhoben.bsky.social) & Jordi Nofre

📅 Abstracts due: Nov 15, 2025
🔗 Full CFP: bit.ly/3T1NpNM
📎 Guidelines: bit.ly/4kNMX1M
vanhoben.bsky.social
Just featured in Gaceta UNAM!

My work on Mi-e dor de tine—a luminous installation exploring Romanian migrants' nostalgia and the night as a space of experience—is now part of the conversation.

📰 www.gaceta.unam.mx/con-instalac...

#MiEDorDeTine #NightStudies #LightArt #TransnationalEmotions
Con instalación luminosa, migrantes rumanos evocan la nostalgia por su tierra - Gaceta UNAM
"Mi-e-dor De Tine" ("Te echo de menos" en español), iluminan las noches en ciudades europeas o de América a sus ciudadanos que han dejado su lugar de origen
www.gaceta.unam.mx
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Honoured to speak at the University of Algarve on “Tangible and Intangible Impacts of Nocturnal Cultural Events”

Thanks to Carmen Zita Monereo for the invitation!

We discussed light festivals, proximity tourism & the creative force of the night.

#CitiesAndCreativity #NightStudies #CulturalEvents
vanhoben.bsky.social
Another piece about our work last week in Casablanca

30+ students exploring the city at night through sociology — and now it’s in the press

epaper.lematin.ma/assahraa/jou...

#NightStudies #UrbanSociology #Fieldwork #Casablanca
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Great pleasure to give the masterclass “Exploring the Urban Night: Qualitative Methods and Ethical Challenges” yesterday at INAU Rabat.

Thanks to Hind Ftouhi for the kind invitation — and well, it’s not every day you see your face on every bulletin board at the uni!
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This week I’m leading sessions on #NightStudies with the Master DIS students at LADSIS – Université Hassan II de Casablanca (UH2C).

Thanks to the students for their great engagement and to Sana Benbeli for the warm welcome and support.
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Honoured to give a talk at LADSIS – Université Hassan II de Casablanca (UH2C), titled Sociologie de la nuit : interactions, politiques publiques, culture et transformation urbaine.

Grateful to Sana Benbeli for her trust and long-standing collaboration.

#NightStudies #SociologieDeLaNuit
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🚨 On 21 February 2025, the Final Conference of the CrissCross Project takes place in Lisbon & online!

📢 Experts will discuss strategies for safer, more inclusive nightlife spaces. I will be closing the event, reflecting on key insights and future directions

🔗 Register now: bit.ly/CrissCrossEU...
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🌙 Excited to share that I'll speak at the Night Studies Seminar!

"The Night as a Space of Experiences: Cultural Dynamics, Proximity Tourism, and Urban Transformation"

📅 Mar 13, 2025 | 10 AM (CDMX)
📍 CISAN, UNAM | 🔗 Live on YouTube

Thanks to Yolanda Macías & Alejandro Mercado for organizing!
vanhoben.bsky.social
Excited to announce the Call for Papers for the 6th International Conference on Night Studies (@icnslx)!

If your work explores the night in all its dimensions, we’d love to hear from you.

📝 Submit by April 15, 2025
📅 Join us online Oct 8-10, 2025
🔗http://icnslx.com

#ICNS2025
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Happy to participate at the VII Trobada de Geografia Cultural: Anem de festa!

Presenting “The Many Invisible Faces of the Nocturnal Tourist City”

📍Universitat de les Illes Balears [@uib.cat]
📅 14 Feb 2025
🕙 9-13h CET
ℹ️ bit.ly/403xQbv
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📢 Excited to share my latest article in Estudios Turísticos (@Turespana_), co-authored with @guitscosta.bsky.social and #JordiNofre:

"When the Night Cools Down: On the Touristification of the Former Red-Light District of Cais do Sodré"

Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4gI803u
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Ohhh a pitty not having heard of this special issue before! Looking forward reading it soon tho
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Thrilled to join the 13th Talkfest - Music Fest Summit on 21/03/2025 at Hotel Meliá Lisboa Aeroporto!

🎶 I'll be sharing some insights on cultural management alongside amazing speakers.

More info: talkfest.eu

#Talkfest2025 #MusicFestSummit
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📢 Excited to share that my paper, "Mi-e Dor De Tine: Light Festivals, Emotional Narratives, and the Romanian Diaspora," has been published in the latest thematic issue of the Philosophy of the City Journal!

ugp.rug.nl/potcj/articl...

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