Julen Bollain

Julen Bollain Urbieta (born 28 March, 1990) is a Spanish economist, politician and researcher, specialized in unconditional basic income. He was elected to the Basque Parliament in the 2016 Basque Parliamentary election as a candidate of the newly formed coalition Elkarrekin Podemos.

Bollain was born in Eibar on 28 March 28, 1990. He comes from a middle-class family, which has historically been related to Eibar's industry.

Academic career

Bollain did his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management at the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao and at the University of Saint Louis, Brussels. After completing his degree, he earned a master's degree in International Management and International Relations at Oxford Brookes University (England).

The year after finishing his stay in Oxford, he obtained the Goethe-Zertifikat of German by the Goethe Institute, speaking fluently Basque, Spanish, English, French and German

In the year 2015 he began a PhD in Economic Integration under the direction of es:Daniel Raventós and Jesús Ferreiro on unconditional basic income, writing several articles, giving talks and trainings and attending national and international congresses.

Professional career

Once finished the master's degree and thus ending his stay in Oxford in September 2013, Bollain began his professional career in a private enterprise. He worked for two years as export area manager in the metallurgical sector.

Political trajectory

Bollain took part in the 15-M Movement first in Spain and afterwards in Belgium. He participated in the assemblies held in Bilbao in 2011, and welcomed in Brussels the Marches to Brussels on October 8, 2011.

He has been taking part in Podemos from the beginning and was elected general secretary of Podemos in Eibar in January 2, 2015 after being voted by the militancy with the 55% of the votes.

Bollain was presented to the autonomous elections of the Basque Country in 2016 by Elkarrekin Podemos, obtaining the act of parliamentary in October 21, 2016. He became the youngest parliamentary of the XI legislature.

Articles and some interviews

• Esclarecimiento del neoliberalismo vasco para dummies. 09/04/2017
• Las prioridades de la triple alianza neoliberal. 04/04/2017
• Renta Básica: un video precioso, una campaña fantástica. 25/01/2017
• En Euskadi se puede y se debe garantizar la existencia a toda la cuidadanía. 27/01/2017
• Es la hora de la gente: es la hora de la Renta Básica Incondicional. 05/01/2017
• Otra encuesta sobre la renta básica incondicional… y ya son tres. 04/11/2016
• «La renta básica incondicional aumentaría la libertad de gran parte de la población» 09/10/2016
• La renta básica incondicional irrumpe en las elecciones vascas. 18/09/2016
• Por qué quizá no está tan lejos como pensamos la Renta Básica del Reino de España. 19/08/2016
• «Una de las falacias sobre la Renta Básica es que desincentivaría al trabajador». 27/07/2016

Dissertation

• Under the direction of Professor Duncan Angwin, «Does transfer of knowledge differ depending on the type of subsidiary? A focus on production and sales oriented subsidiaries». 27/09/2013