Gonzalo Torres
Building:
Nador u. 9, Faculty Tower Qualifications:
PhD Candidate, Political Science, CEU
MA, Political Science, CEU
BSc International Relations, LSE
Academic/Professional experience, and Achievements:
Gonzalo Torres is a PhD Candidate in political science at Central European University in Budapest. His research explores the political performance of LGBT organisations in Central Eastern Europe, in a comparative study of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia. Gonzalo holds a Masters degree in political science and a postgraduate certificate in political communication from CEU, and a BSc (hons) in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
Prior to joining CEU, Gonzalo worked as a resident teacher of general and business English and Social Studies at the Yangzhou Institute of Education in Yangzhou, People's Republic of China, where he collaborated as an international affairs columnist for the Yangzhou Daily Newspaper. He is a regular contributor to the political section of the web-based generalist Suite101.com.
Gonzalo is currently a visiting researcher at the Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Munk Center for International Studies, University of Toronto.
Academic/research topics:
LGBT rights
Civil Socety and Social Movements
gender and politics
political communications
Academic/Research Areas:
Sociology and Social Anthropology