Héctor
Cebolla Boado
Redes sociales
I am a scientific researcher at the Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography (IEGD) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). I obtained my PhD in Sociology at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College, UK) and the Juan March Institute (Madrid, Spain).
My research focuses on the social determinants of child development. In my projects I have studied how perinatal health, educational attainment, health and socio-emotional well-being are affected by family migration, discrimination and racism, child poverty, changes in family structure and, more recently, climate change and armed conflicts.
In addition, I am interested in the development and application of quantitative research techniques and their methodological implications in data analysis in multiple other fields.
I have been a full professor of sociology at the UNED and a visiting professor at the University of Bielefeld, the Autonomous University and Carlos III of Madrid, and the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona. Between 2019 and 2023, I held the position of General Director of Innovation and Social Strategy at the Madrid City Council.
Selected papers:
Cebolla-Boado, H., Suárez-Vergne, Á., Castro, T. & Martín T.. (2025) Birth weight in a warming world: investigating the protective role of the “healthy immigrant effect” against extreme heat. Population and Environment 47, 13 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-025-00482-x
Cebolla, H., Martín, J. C., & Rodrigo, M. J. (2025). Optimizing Engagement: Factors Influencing Family Participation in a Positive Parenting Program among Vulnerable Households with Young Children. Psychosocial Intervention, 34(1), 53.
Cebolla-Boado, H. Suárez-Vergne, Á. (2025) "Psychological Resilience of Immigrants in Facing Emerging Stressors Mental wellbeing and Resilience of Immigrants in Facing Emerging Social Crises" Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas. Forthcoming.
Kim, J., Nuhoğlu Soysal, Y., Cebolla Boado, H., & Schimmöller, L. (2024). Inhibiting or Contributing? How Global Liberal Forces Impact Climate Change Skepticism. International Journal of Sociology, 54(5-6), 530-564.
Soysal, Y. N., Baltaru, R. D., & Cebolla-Boado, H. (2024). Meritocracy or reputation? The role of rankings in the sorting of international students across universities. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 22(2), 252-263.
Soysal, Y. N, & Cebolla Boado, H. (2024). Transnationalization of Educational Aspirations: Evidence from China. Sociological Research Online, 13607804231189626.
Cebolla-Boado, H., & Nuhoglu Soysal, Y. (2023). Selectivity among educational migrants? A multi-sited investigation. Chinese Sociological Review, 55(4), 442-466.
Cebolla-Boado, Héctor (2022) "¿ Qué más hay detrás de la desventaja educativa de los inmigrantes? Tres ideas poco conocidas sobre su experiencia escolar." Mediterráneo económico 36: 189-205.
Yasemin Soysal, Roxana D. Baltaru & Héctor Cebolla-Boado (2022) Meritocracy or reputation? The role of rankings in the sorting of international students across universities, Globalisation, Societies and Education, DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2022.2070131
Cebolla-Boado, H., & Ferrer, A. G. (2022). The impact of physical separation from parents on the mental wellbeing of the children of migrants. Journal of ethnic and migration studies, 48(10), 2436-2454.
Cebolla-Boado, Héctor, and Mariña Fernández-Reino (2021). "Migrant Concentration in Schools and Students’ Performance: Does It Matter When Migrants Speak the Same Language as Nonmigrant Students?." American Behavioral Scientist : 0002764221996776.
Cebolla-Boado, H., González Ferrer, A., & Nuhoḡlu Soysal, Y. (2021). It is all about “Hope”: Evidence on the immigrant optimism paradox. Ethnic and racial studies, 44(2), 252-271.
Cebolla Boado, H, & Y. Soysal (2020) "Determinantes del estrés psicológico no específico entre los adolescentes latinoamericanos en Madrid: la edad a la migración y la concentración escolar" Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas 169, 41-62
Soysal, Y. H. Cebolla Boado (2020) "Observing the Unobservable: Migrant Selectivity and Agentic Individuality Among Higher Education Students in China and Europe" Frontiers in Sociology https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2020.00009
Cebolla Boado, H., M. Miyar and J. Muñoz Comet (2019) "How much can you take with you? The role of education in explaining differences in the risk of unemployment between migrants and natives" Comparative Migration Studies 7.1 (2019): 41
Cebolla Boado, H and M. Miyar (2019) "Are They Deterred by Welfare? Digging into the Drivers of Highly Skilled Temporary and Long-term Migrants in Europe" International Migration https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12631
Cebolla Boado, H and Aratani Y. (2019) [Forthcoming] "Determinants of Non-Specific Psychological Distress Among Latin American Adolescents in Madrid: the effect of age at migration and school concentration" Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas 169. 41-62
Salazar, L, H. Cebolla Boado and J. Radl (2019) Educational expectations in the great recession: has the impact of family background become stronger? Socioeconomic Review https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwy046
Cebolla Boado, H and Y. Soysal (2018) Educational Optimism in China: Migrant Selectivity or Migration Experience? Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 44:13, 2107-2126
Cebolla Boado, H, M. Jiménez Buedo and L. Salazar (2017) Avoiding selection bias without random assignment? The effect of breastfeeding on cognitive outcomes. Social Science and Medicine 194, 151-159. .
Cebolla Boado, H, Y. Hu and Y. Soysal (2017) Why studying abroad? The sorting of Chinese students in British Universities. British Journal of Sociology of Education 39:3, 365-380
Radl, J, L. Salazar and H. Cebolla Boado (2017) Does living in a fatherless household compromise educational success? a comparative study of cognitive and non-cognitive skills. European Journal of Population. 33(2) 217–242
Cebolla Boado, H. J. Rald and L. Salazar (2016) Preschool Education as the Great Equalizer? A Cross-Country Study into the Sources of Inequality in Reading Competence. Acta Sociologica, DOI: 10.1177/0001699316654529
Cebolla Boado, H and L. Salazar (2016) Differences in Perinatal Health among Immigrant and Native-Origin Children: Evidence from Differentials in Birth Weight in Spain. Demographic Research 35(7): 167-200
Cebolla Boado. H, M. Miyar, J. Muñoz Comet (2015) Is the Spanish Recession Increasing Inequality? Male Migrant-NativeDifferences in Educational Returns Against Unemployment Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 41(5): 710-728
Cebolla Boado, H. and C. Finotelli (2014) Is There a North-South Divide in Integration Outcomes? A Comparison of the integration outcomes of Immigrants in Southern and Northern Europe. European Journal of Population 31(1):77-102
Cebolla Boado, H. and A. Martinez de Lizarrondo (2014) Las expectativas educativas de la población inmigrante en Navarra: ¿optimismo o efectos de escuela? Revista Internacional de Sociología 73(1): doi:10.3989/ris.2013.02.22
Cebolla Boado, H and L. Ortiz (2014) Extra-representational Types of Political Participation and Models of Trade Unionism: A Cross-country Comparison" Socio-Economic Review 12(4): 747-778
Bernardi, F. and H. Cebolla Boado (2014) "La clase social de origen y rendimiento escolar como predictores de las trayectorias educativas en España" Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas. 146:3-22.
Bernardi, F. and H. Cebolla Boado (2013) Previous school results and social background: compensation and imperfect information in educational transitions. European Sociological Review, 30 (2): 207-217.
Cebolla Boado, H (2011) Primary and secondary effects in the explanation of immigrant's educational disadvantage. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 32(3): 407-430.
Aguilar, P. L. Balcells and H. Cebolla Boado (2011) Determinants of Attitudes towards transitional Justice. Comparative Political Studies: 44(10):1-34
Aguilar, P. L. Balcells and H. Cebolla Boado (2011) Las actitudes de los españoles ante las medidas de justicia transicional relativas a la Guerra Civil y el Franquismo. Revista Internacional de Sociología. 69(1): 59-90
Cebolla Boado, H. and M. Requena (2010) Marroquíes en España, Holanda y Francia: ¿importa el modelo de gestión de la diversidad para explicar la integración?. Historia y Política, 23, 55-83.
Cebolla Boado, H and L. Garrido (2010) The impact of immigrant concentration in Spanish schools: school, class and composition effects" European Sociological Review 27(5): 606-623
Cebolla Boado H and M. Jiménez Buedo (2010) Immigration and the vote to the left. International Journal of Comparative Sociology 52(1-2): 1-22
Cebolla Boado, H (2008) Do immigrant students progress faster at school? Population 64(3): 747-766.
Cebolla Boado, H. (2008) Del prescolar a las puertas de la universidad: las trayectorias escolares de los estudiantes inmigrantes en Francia- Revista Internacional de Sociología 66(51): 79-103.
Cebolla Boado, H. (2007) La concentración de inmigrantes en las escuelas británicas: un análisis de la elección de centros. Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas. 117:97-112.
Brinbaum Y, and H. Cebolla Boado. (2007) The school careers of minority youth in France. Ethnicities 7: 445-474
Cebolla Boado, H. (2007) Immigrant concentration at schools: peer pressures in place? European Sociological Review. 23(1):1-16
Cebolla Boado, H. (2007) Ethnic disadvantage in the transition from lower to upper secondary education. Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies.11(1):1-29
Cebolla Boado, H. (2006) Sesgo autoritario y dependencia de recursos naturales. Revista de Estudios Políticos. 132:125-152
Books and book chapters:
Cebolla Boado, H. [Forthcoming] (2019) "Educational Policies" in Lago, I and D. Muro (Eds.) Handbook of Spanish Politics , Oxford University Press.
Cebolla Boado, H. (2015) "Las trayectorias educativas de los hijos de los inmigrantes en España: ¿qué sabemos y qué podemos esperar?" en España 2015: situación social: 225-233. Torres, Cristobal (Ed.). Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, Madrid.
Cebolla Boado, H and A. López Sala (2015) Transnational Latin American Associations in Spain during the EconomicRecession: a top-down model of integration and transnationalism at stake?”. In Aysa-Lastra, M. & Cachón, L. (eds.) Immigrant Vulnerability and Resilience. Springer. pages 163-180
Cebolla Boado, H and A. López Sala (2015) "A top down model of immigrant transnational organizations" In The State and the Grassroots: Immigrant Transnational Organizations in Four Continents Edited by Alejandro Portes and Patricia Fernández-Kelly. Berghahn Books Inc, NYC
Cebolla Boado, H. (2014) "Inmigración y educación: los problemas tempranos de rendimiento escolar de los hijos de los inmigrantes" In J. Arango, D. Moya and J. Oliver, Inmigración y Emigración: mitos y realidades. Anuario de la Inmigración en España (edición 2014) .
Cebolla Boado, H. (2012) "Investigación cuantitativa sobre educación en España: un ejemplo aplicado a la desigualdad educativa de la población escolar de origen inmigrante" En Trucos del Oficio de investigador: casos prácticos de investigación social coord. por Daniel Guinea-Artín, Antón R. Castromil. Madrid: Gedisa.
Cebolla Boado, H and M. Requena (2010) "Los inmigrantes Marroquíes en España". In David Reher and Miguel Requena Las múltiples caras de la inmigración en España. Alianza Editorial: Madrid .
Cebolla Boado, H and L. Ortiz (2010) "Modelos de sindicalismo y movilización política". In Mariano Torcal, Comportamiento Político Comparado en el siglo XXI. Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas: Madrid.
Cebolla Boado, H. (2009) "Sobre la fuerza segregadora del mercado y los modelos de integración" in Andrée Viana Repensar la Pluralidad. Tirant lo Blanch: Valencia.
Cebolla Boado, H. (2009) "Democracia e Islam" In Michael Sodaro. Politica y Ciencia Política: una introducción. Macgrawhill: Madrid.
Cebolla Boado, H. (2009) "Educación e Inmigración". In Eliseo Aja, Joaquín Arango and Josep Colomer La inmigración en Tiempos de Crisis. CIDOB: Barcelona
Current Research Projects:
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EqualStrength – A Horizon Europe project funded by the European Union. This research project examines cumulative and structural forms of discrimination, prejudice against outgroups, and hate crimes targeting ethnic, racial, and religious minorities. EqualStrength is led by a consortium of ten European research institutions. https://equalstrength.eu/
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MIX-EDUC-MIG: Migration and/or Education? A Century of Life Course Strategies in Spain (1923-2026) – Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, this project explores the causes and consequences of different combinations of education and migration-related actions that individuals undertake to improve their life opportunities.
Previous Research Projects:
I have participated in several European projects (Families and Societies, TEMPER), ESRC-funded projects (Bright Futures, Asian Mobilities), and multiple other projects funded under the Spanish National Research Plan.
I am a member of the blog Piedras de Papel, where a group of sociologists and political scientists aim to provide a rigorous perspective on current affairs. Our approach relies on data analysis, fact-based evidence, and arguments open to critique.
I have contributed to various media outlets, including Letras Libres, ABC, El País, and ElDiario.es, as well as periodicals such as Panorama Social and Mediterráneo Económico.
I frequently collaborate with organizations such as Fundación ONCE, Fundación Tatiana, Fundación Reformismo 21, and FUNCAS.