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Juan Sebastián Lara-Rodríguez
January 2022
Av. Prof. Aníbal Bettencourt 9 PO Box 1600-189
Lisbon, Portugal
961 553 410
juan.rodriguez@ics.ulisboa.pt
Education
• Ph.D.(c) Development Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal, (2019-present), 16/20.
• M.Sc. Science and Technology Policy, University of Campinas, Brazil, (2017), 18/20.
• B.A. Business Administration, Technical University of Colombia [Uptc], (2010), 4/5.
Professional Position
• Full time Ph.D. student in Development Studies, University of Lisbon, Institute of Social Science (ICS) 2019-present.
Affiliations
• Ph.D. student, University of Lisbon, ICS, research group Regimes and Political Institutions (2020-present).
• Co-researcher, National University of Colombia, School of Management and Accounting, research group GRIEGO (2019-present).
• Research assistant, University of Campinas, Geosciences Institute, Department of Science and Technology Policy (2015-2020).
• Research assistant, Technical University of Colombia [Uptc], School of Business Administration, research group PODER (2009-2014).
Past Positions
• Coordinator of the undergraduate department of Administration and Economics (February 2019 – March 2019), Uninpahu–Higher Education, Avenue 16th, N° 39A – 77, Bogotá D.C. Colombia.
• Coordinator of the graduate specialization in Research Management (October 2017 – December 2018), Universidad Manuela Beltran, Circular Avenue, number 60th, Bogotá D.C.
Colombia.
• Research assistant fellow in Science and Technology Policy (March 2015 - February 2017), The University of Campinas, Geosciences Institute, PO Box: 13083-855, São Paulo State, Brazil.
• Advisor of the national mining formalization policy (July 2014 - December 2014), Ministry of Mines and Energy, Uptc, School of Mining Engineering, Sogamoso Campus, 4th Street South Nº14, Boyacá Province, Colombia.
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• Lecturer assistant (January 2014 - July 2014), Unitec Higher Education Institute, 74th Street number 12-58, Bogotá D.C. Colombia.
• Advisor in the research culture program “ONDAS”, of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Colciencias), (May 2013 - September 2013). Open National University of Colombia, campus province of Casanare-Amazon, Yopal, Colombia.
• Internship as a research assistant (Joven Investigador) (February 2012 - December 2012) Uptc, Avenida Central del Norte 39-115, Tunja, Boyacá province, Colombia.
Journal Publications
• Fritz, M. M. C. Lara-Rodríguez J.S., (2022) Mercury-free artisanal and small-scale gold mining: proposing a community-business model canvas. Extractive Industries and Society, In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.101039
• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S. (2021). How institutions foster the informal side of the economy:
Gold and platinum mining in Chocó, Colombia. Resources Policy, (74), 101582.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101582
• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S., Tosi Furtado, A., & Altimiras-Martin, A. (2020). Minería del platino y el oro en Chocó: Pobreza, riqueza natural e informalidad. Revista de Economía
Institucional, 22(42), 241–268. https://doi.org/10.18601/01245996.v22n42.10.
• Lara-Rodríguez, J.S., Rojas-Contreras, C., & Duque Oliva, E. J. (2019). Discovering emerging research topics for brand personality: A bibliometric analysis. Australasian Marketing Journal, 27, 261–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ausmj.2019.06.002
•Lara-Rodríguez, J. S. (2018). All that glitters is not gold or platinum: Institutions and the use of mercury in mining in Chocó, Colombia. Extractive Industries and Society, 5 (3) (July). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2018.03.011
• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S., Tosi Furtado, A., & Altimiras-Martin, A. (2018). Materias primas críticas y complejidad económica en América Latina. Apuntes del CENES, 37(65) (enero- junio). https://doi.org/10.19053/01203053.v37.n65.2018.5426
• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S., Naranjo-Merchán, W., & Manosalva-Sánchez, S. R. (2017).
Formación de capacidades para la formalización minera en Colombia: Un estudio de investigación acción. Cuadernos del CENDES, 34(94) (enero-abril), 97‒126.
https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/403/40353171006.pdf
• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S., Rojas, C. A., & Martínez, J. A. (2015). Evolución Organizacional:
Inducción socio-biológica para el entendimiento de la metáfora. AD-Minister, 26 (enero- junio), 101–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.17230/ad-minister.26.5
• Barreto Bernal, P. C., Gutiérrez Molina, O., & Lara-Rodríguez, J. S. (2014). La
Reconversión Industrial de la Siderúrgica Integrada en Colombia. Estudios Gerenciales, 30(133), 451–460. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.estger.2014.05.001
• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S., Barreto, P., & Gutiérrez, O. (2013). Origen y establecimiento de un polo de crecimiento en Colombia, relato de la industria siderúrgica integrada. Esc.adm.neg, (75), 122–139. https://doi.org/10.21158/01208160.n75.2013.790
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• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S., & Bermúdez, J. I. (2011). Perspectiva de la política de innovación y su monitoreo en la Unión Europea, 2010-2020. Finanzas y Política Económica, 3(2), 105–
126. https://revfinypolecon.ucatolica.edu.co/article/view/521
Revise and Resubmits
• Lara-Rodríguez J.S. Fritz, M. M. C. , "How does eliminating mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining lead to achieve Sustainable Development Goals?" 1st
round, Natural Resources Forum [Paper]
Forthcoming
• Lara-Rodríguez J.S., “Structure of Countryside at War: The case of Colombia”, under review, [Paper]
Lara-Rodríguez J.S. Rodríguez-Romero C., "Peace as a Participatory Practice: In Pursuit of Ending Colombia’s Civil War", under review, [Paper]
Conference Proceedings
• Rojas-Contreras, C. A., & Lara-Rodríguez, J. S. (2014) Relación entre involucramiento y personalidad de la marca, una revisión. Annual Assembly CLADEA “Leading in a global world Latin America and Europe, new connections.” Barcelona, Spain: Latin American Council of Management Schools. http://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2448.9442
• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S., & Rojas-Contreras, C. A. (2014). Evolução Organizacional da Industria Siderúrgica Integrada: Um Estudo de Caso na Colômbia. In XXXVIII EnANPAD 2014. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Associação Nacional de Pós graduação e Pesquisas em
Administração. http://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4617.8560
• Lara-Rodríguez, J. S. (2012) Descripción y análisis de los grupos de administración en Colombia, según el SNCTeI. In ASCOLFA. Medellín: Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Administración. http://doi.org//10.13140/2.1.3734.1126
Grants and Awards
• Master’s Scholarship, Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) [No 131999/2015-0].
• Scientific initiation grant, Uptc, Dirección de Investigaciones (SGI 1007-2012)
• Undergraduate Scholarship, Uptc, Students Representation (2007-2010)
Training
•XII Congreso Latinoamericano de Investigación para la Paz. Consejo Latinoamericano de Investigación para la Paz (August 2021), online.
•16th EADI ISS General Conference 2021: Solidarity, Peace and Social Justice. European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (July 2021), online.
International Institute of Social Studies from the 5th of July to the 8th of July, 2021.
• Key Concepts in Macro Development. Structural transformation and economic growth, Centre for Economic Policy Research (February-May 2021), online.
• Data Science Linear Regression. HarvardX (February-May 2021). online
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Bogotá Experimental Economics workshop, Colegio Nuestra Señora del Rosário (January 2021), online.
• LAC Main Seminar Series: Implementation of the Final Peace Accord in Colombia:
Current State, Challenges and Opportunities. Nov 24 (2020). Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA), online.
• Social Cohesion Week 2020, (9-12 November 2020). Deutsches Institut für
Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (DIE), Tulpenfeld, Bonn, online.
• Demand-Side Policies for Innovation and Public Procurement for Innovation. InSySPo, Universidade de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil (May 28th-29th, 2015).
• Technical Change and Industrial Dynamics as Evolutionary Processes, Institute of Economics, Universidade de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil (March 5th, 2015).
Service
• Member: European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), 2019-present.
• Reviewer: Extractive Industries and Society, Cuadernos de Economía (Colombia),
Resources Policy, Journal of Global Fashion Marketing, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Revista Finanzas y Política Económica, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Apuntes Del Cenes.
Research Skills
Computing: Proficient in Office & Mendeley, competent in R-programming & QGIS, beginner in NVivo & Spss. Competent in E-learning platforms (Canvas & Moodle).
Fieldwork: Observation, and interview of indigenous native groups in the Colombian Pacific and Amazon regions. Afro-Colombian grassroots in the Pacific basin. Peasants and Rebels in the Colombian Andes. Garimpeiros or small scale gold miners in northern Brazil.
Metrics
• Google-Scholar = citations: 122 | h index: 8 | i10 index: 6
• Scopus = citations: 32 | documents: 7 | h index: 4
• Web of Science = citations: 15 | docs: 11 | h index: 2 | reviews: 8
Personal Information Nationality: Colombian.
Male, born 1985, Single.
Languages: Spanish (native), Portuguese & English (proficient).
