Sebastián Mauro holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). He is a Full Professor in the political science program at the same university and an Adjunct Researcher at the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). His research interests include subnational politics in federal countries, political representation, and the relationship between institutional politics and social protest.