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I have recently obtained a PhD in Political Sociology at the University of Bath, UK. In my doctoral research, I explore socio-ecological transformations involving active tensions between political structure (state) and insubordination (social movements) by exploring in particular the complexities of the Ecuadorian political process. The empirical focus is placed on buen vivir (good living), analysing in particular three key dimensions: the socio-political meanings underpinning the concept; the competing and contradictory narratives within the dominant discourse; and the tension between buen vivir as a grassroots, indigenous discourse, on the one hand, and its adoption as state discourse and policy in Ecuador, on the other.