Mr. Jorge Guerrero Valle | Anthropology | Young Scientist Award

Mr. Jorge Luis Guerrero Valle is a predoctoral researcher at the University of Cádiz, attached to the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication, where he develops his work within the field of social history, labor studies, and contemporary transformations of work. He graduated in History from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Cádiz and later earned a Master’s degree in Culture of Peace, Conflicts, Education, and Human Rights from the same institution, which shaped his interdisciplinary perspective on historical and social research. His doctoral research is linked to the analysis of labor processes, social mobilizations, and the spatial politics of labor in the logistics sector, with a particular focus on Amazon warehouses. He participates in the national research project The spatial politics of labour in the logistics industry (SPATIALPOLITICS), financed by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, in collaboration with the University of Seville. Guerrero Valle has contributed to academic production through books, chapters, and scientific articles, including his monograph Las otras protagonistas de la Transición. Izquierda Radical y movilizaciones sociales, where he examined the role of the LCR during the Spanish transition, as well as his publication in Geoforum on embodied narratives of Amazon workers. He has also written critical reviews, such as his contribution to Historia Actual Online. His participation in international and national conferences highlights his active engagement in academic debates, with presentations on topics ranging from radical political movements in Spain to digital Taylorism and gender inequalities in platform work. In addition, he has delivered seminars on methods of labor control in Amazon and the impact of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and automation on labor organization. Multidisciplinary in his approach, Jorge Luis Guerrero Valle combines historical inquiry with contemporary social analysis, contributing to the understanding of labor, conflict, and resistance in globalized contexts.