Julen Bollain Explained

Julen Bollain
Birth Date:1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Éibar, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Party:Podemos (2014-2020)
Office:Member of the Basque Parliament
Alma Mater:University of the Basque Country
Université Saint-Louis
Oxford Brookes University
Occupation:Economist, Professor, Researcher
Website:Twitter

Julen Bollain (born 28 March 1990, in Éibar), Ph.D. in Development Studies, is an economist, professor, and researcher at Mondragon University, specializing in development studies and basic income.

Career

Academic career

He is a member of the Board of the Spanish Basic Income Network [1] and a lifetime member of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN).[2] He frequently gives talks and attends both national and international conferences. He also frequently writes articles and serves as a professor in the postgraduate program in Contemporary Capitalism Analysis: Republican-Socialist Tools, offered by the University of Barcelona.[3]

Publications

Bollain has contributed to various books, including The Palgrave International Handbook of Basic Income, coordinated by Malcolm Torry and edited by Palgrave Macmillan. In 2021, he published his first solo book "Renta Básica: Una herramienta para el futuro," followed by a second edition in 2022 due to its success, just two months after its initial publication. In September 2023, he published his latest book "Renta Básica ¿Por qué es justa y cómo se financia?" with Ediciones Deusto.

Political career

He was a member of Podemos from its inception until February 2020. Additionally, he served as the secretary-general of this party in Éibar from 2 January 2015, having been elected by the members with 55% of the votes.[4]

He ran in the 2016 Basque regional election for Elkarrekin Podemos, winning a parliamentary seat on 21 October 2016.[5] He became the youngest MP of the XI legislature.[6] He served as the economic spokesperson for the coalition[7] and also as President of the Health Committee of the Basque Parliament.[8]

Relevant publications and academic contributions

Books

Academic papers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 April 2018. es-ES. Junta Directiva Red Renta Básica. www.redrentabasica.org.
  2. News: 10 April 2018. en-US. BIEN. Membership BIEN.
  3. Web site: 5 February 2024. UB - Universitat de Barcelona. es. Barcelona. Postgrado de Análisis del capitalismo contemporáneo: herramientas republicano-socialistas - UB Barcelona - España. www.ub.edu.
  4. News: 28 October 2016. diariovasco.com. Hannot Sansinenea es elegido secretario general de Podemos en Donostia.
  5. Web site: 28 October 2016. Ficha personal en el Parlamento Vasco. www.legebiltzarra.eus.
  6. News: 28 October 2016. 27 September 2016. diariovasco.com. Elecciones vascas: Julen Bollain: "Es un sentimiento unánime que Pili Zabala ha cumplido con creces".
  7. News: 10 April 2018. es. ELMUNDO. Podemos reclama subir al 30% Sociedades y aumentar la presión fiscal al ahorro.
  8. News: 10 April 2018. es-ES. Redacción Médica. La Comisión de Sanidad vasca tendrá nuevo presidente en febrero.