Omar Coronel is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame and a BA in Sociology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He is the co-coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Conflicts and Social Inequalities (GICO-PUCP). His research focuses on social protests, state management of protests, and civil society.