The CPDA currently contains six different lines of research which are related to its area of concentration and are embodied not only in the program’s research projects, but also the curricula, theses and dissertations, extension activities, and various initiatives to create dialog with society.

The CPDA’s lines of studies are as follows:

• Studies of Culture and the Rural World
• Institutions, Markets and Regulation
• Conflicts, Social Movements, and Political Representation
• Public Policies, the State, and Social Actors
• Nature, Science, and Knowledge
• Land, Power, and Territory