José Javier

Fernández Del Barrio

PhD candidate at the Institute of Philosophy (IFS) of the CSIC and at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He is working on a thesis on The culture war of right-wing populism through an interdisciplinary perspective that includes political philosophy, gender studies, sociology and internet studies. His thesis is directed by Astrid Wagner (IFS-CSIC), María Ávila Bravo-Vilasante (URJC) and tutored by Eduardo Zazo (UAM). He collaborates in teaching tasks in various subjects in the Philosophy Degree program at the UAM, and he has recently completed a research stay at the Institute of Sociological Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University (ISS FSV UK) in Prague, supervised by Andrea Pruchová Hruzová.

He graduated in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics at the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) of Madrid. Subsequently, he completed a Master's degree in Philosophy of History: Democracy and World Order at the UAM. He completed a JAE Intro fellowship at IFS-CSIC under the supervision of Astrid Wagner.

He is a member of the following research projects:

• INconRES. Uncertainty, Trust, and Responsibility: Ethical-Epistemological Keys to New Social Dynamics in the Digital Age. [Incertidumbre, confianza y responsabilidad. Claves ético-epistemológicas de las nuevas dinámicas sociales en la era digital]. Proyecto I+D+I Generación de Conocimiento PID2020-117219GB-I00, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (2021–2025).

• ORTEGA-CM. Interdisciplinary Project on Technological Innovation Applied to the Research, Dissemination, and Transmission of the Legacy of José Ortega y Gasset. [Proyecto interdisciplinar de innovación tecnológica aplicada a la investigación, difusión y transferencia del legado de José Ortega y Gasset]. (PHS-2024/PH-HUM-57). Programa de actividades de I+D entre grupos de investigación de la Comunidad de Madrid, convocatoria de procesos humanos y sociales. (2024-2026).

Currently is a member, in the capacity of PhD candidate, of the Equality Commission of the Centre of Social and Human Sciences (CI-CCHS) and the Coordination Commission of the UAM's Master's programme in Philosophy of History: Democracy and World Order.

Research projects in which he has participated before:

• GECULTEC. Gender and Technological Culture through Art and Representation. [Género y Cultura Tecnológica desde el arte y la representación]. PID2021-127336NB-I00. Programa Estatal para Impulsar la Investigación Científico -Técnica y su Transferencia, del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica, Técnica y de Innovación. (2022-2025)