MARÍA DEL CARMEN ARI GARCIA is a researcher and Associate Senior Professor at the University of La Habana, where she has worked as a teacher and lecturer in postgraduate courses, workshops, and seminars. She was awarded the National Prize for Cultural Research for Lifetime Achievement in 2019. She is Scientific Coordinator of the "Ernesto Che Guevara" Center for Studies, advisor to the Che Guevara Chair, FLACSO Program of the University of La Habana. Member of the Scientific Degrees Commission for Sociology of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES), member of LASA and of the Editorial Board of the journal Contexto Latinoamericano.
