Profesor Agregado en el Departamento de Sociología de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona y miembro de ISOR. Recibió su doctorado en Sociología de la Universidad de Michigan en 2011. Antes de adjuntarse con ISOR, era un becario post-doctoral con GRITIM-UPF y luego con el Departamento de Sociología y Antropología de la Universidad de Tel Aviv. Ha escrito sobre diversos temas relacionados con la religión, la cultura, la identidad y las relaciones intergrupales. Ha publicado un libro titulado, Rebuilding Islam in Contemporary Spain: The Politics of Mosque Establishment, 1976–2013 (Sussex Academic Press, 2017). Sus investigaciones también han aparecido en varias revistas de prestigio como Theory and Society, The International Migration Review, The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Qualitative Sociology y The International Journal for Urban and Regional Research.

Astor A, Mayrl D. 2020. “Culturalized Religion: A Synthetic Review and Agenda for Research.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 59(2):209-276 (lead article). JCR Impact Factor: 1.133, Q3 (Sociology, 2019).

Astor A. 2020. “Religion and Counter-State Nationalism in Catalonia.” Social Compass, 67(2):159–176. JCR Impact Factor: 0.778, Q4 (Sociology, 2019).

Astor A, Riba J, Sánchez García R. 2020. “‘A Latin Can Be Worth Just as Much or More Than a Saxon’: Boxing, Gender, and Transnational Latinity in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Spain.” International Journal of the History of Sport, 37(1-2):55-74. JCR Impact Factor: 0.293, Q4 (History, 2019).

Astor A. 2019. “Street Performance, Public Space, and the Boundaries of Urban Desirability: The Case of Living Statues in Barcelona.” International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 43(6):1064-1084. JCR Impact Factor: 2.975, Q1 (Urban Studies, 2019).

Astor A, Burchardt M, Griera M. 2019. “Polarization and the Limits of Politicization: Cordoba’s Mosque-Cathedral and the Politics of Cultural Heritage.” Qualitative Sociology, 42(3):337-360. JCR Impact Factor: 0.667, Q4 (Sociology, 2019).

Astor A, Griera M, Cornejo M. 2019. “Religious Governance in the Spanish City: Hands-On Versus Hands-Off Approaches to Accommodating Religious Diversity in Barcelona and Madrid.” Religion, State, and Society, 47(4-5):390-404. SJR Impact Factor: 0.364, Q2 (Sociology and Political Science, 2018).

Astor A, Albert Blanco V, Martínez Cuadros R. 2018. “The Politics of ‘Tradition’ and the Production of Diasporic Shia Religiosity.” POMEPS Studies, 32:32-38.

Astor A, Riba J. 2018. “Knocked Out: Ritual Disruption and the Decline of Spanish Boxing.” International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 53(6):726–744. JCR Impact Factor: 1.771, Q2 (Sociology, 2018).

Astor A, Burchardt M, Griera M. 2017. “The Politics of Religious Heritage: Framing Claims to Religion as Culture.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 56(1):126-142. JCR Impact Factor: 1.097, Q3 (Sociology, 2017).

Astor A. 2016. “Social Position and Place-Protective Action in a New Immigration Context: Understanding Anti-Mosque Campaigns in Catalonia.” International Migration Review, 50(1):95-132. JCR Impact Factor: 2.195, Q1 (Demography, 2016).

Astor A, Griera M. 2015. “Engaging with the Other: Religion, Identity, and Politics in the Mediterranean.” New Diversities, 17(1):1-7.

Astor A. 2014. “Religious Governance and the Accommodation of Islam in Contemporary Spain.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 40(11):1716-1735. JCR Impact Factor: 1.228, Q2 (Demography / Ethnic Studies, 2014).

Astor A. 2012. “Memory, Community, and Opposition to Mosques: The Case of Badalona.” Theory and Society, 41(4):325-349. JCR Impact Factor: 0.614, Q3 (Sociology, 2012).

* Winner, Richard A. Peterson Prize for the best graduate student paper in the sociology of culture, 2011.

Religión

Cultura

Teoría

Diversidad

Identidad

Teoría de la Sociedad (Grado en Filosofía, Política y Economía, UPF / UAB)

Sociologia de la religió (Grau en Sociologia, UAB)

Editor Ejecutivo, Papers. Revista de Sociología