Rafael Hernández Westpfahl
As a doctoral researcher at the HCIAS, Rafael Hernández Westpfahl is a member of the HCIAS doctoral research group "Communication and Society in Ibero-America", the Heidelberg Center for the Environment (HCE), and the Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences. He holds a scholarship from the State of Baden-Württemberg. His field research in Mexico is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Rafael's dissertation project investigates the ambivalent role of the state in relation to mining in Mexico. He focuses on the policies implemented by the federal government between 2018 and 2024, their emergence and their socio-spatial implications at different scales. Rafael's thesis is supervised by HCIAS Jun. Prof. Dr. Rosa Lehmann.
Rafael Hernández Westpfahl studied Sociology and Ethnology in Frankfurt am Main. He completed his M.A. in Political Science in Freiburg. He has worked in the field of human rights in Chiapas and Chihuahua, Mexico, gaining in-depth knowledge of Mexico's social and political structures.
Doctoral Research Group Communication and Society in Ibero-America
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Rafael Hernández Westpfahl
Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies | HCIAS
Brunnengasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg
Email: rafael.hernandez_westpfahl(at)uni-heidelberg.de