Maristella Svampa is a renowned researcher, sociologist, and writer from Argentina. In 1984, she earned her degree in philosophy from the National University of Córdoba. Her academic journey took her to France, where she pursued advanced studies in philosophy and history at the University of Paris I and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, eventually earning her Ph.D. in sociology from the latter institution in 1992 under the supervision of Daniel Pécaut.

Maristella Svampa has shared her expertise through teaching engagements worldwide, including in the United States, England, Ecuador, Colombia, and Germany. Her work spans various social and environmental issues, including the socio-ecological crisis, feminisms, social movements, populism and progressivism, the energy transition, and social theory. She is a driving force behind the Pacto Ecosocial e Intercultural del Sur (Ecosocial and Intercultural Pact of the South) and is actively involved in various social initiatives such as CAJE (Colectivo de Acción por la Justicia Ecosocial) and the ecofeminist collective Mirá.

She is a professor at the National University of La Plata and a senior researcher at Conicet at the Center for Documentation and Research on Leftist Culture (CeDInCI). She previously served as coordinator of the Institute of Sciences at the National University of General Sarmiento and of the journal *Observatorio Social de América Latina* (OSAL) published by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO).

For her outstanding contributions, Maristella Svampa was awarded the 2016 Konex Platinum Prize in Sociology. In 2019, she received the National Prize for Sociological Essays from the National Secretariat of Culture for her work “Latin American Debates: Indigenism, Development, Dependency, and Populism.” Her numerous academic publications and books reflect her dedication and commitment to various social issues.