Dr. Julio Labraña is a sociologist whose work examines how universities govern themselves under conditions of complexity, uncertainty, and institutional change. His research focuses on higher education organizations, academic capitalism, quality assurance regimes, and public policy, drawing on social systems theory to analyze decision-making, governance arrangements, and organizational dynamics. 

He holds a PhD in Sociology (magna cum laude) from Universität Witten/Herdecke and a Master’s degree in Social Systems Analysis from the University of Chile. He is Director of Institutional Quality and Assistant Professor at the University of Tarapacá and has led and participated in multiple nationally funded research projects in Chile.

Research interests: higher education governance · organizational change · academic capitalism · quality assurance · public policy