Ariel Rodriguez Kuri. Historian of contemporary politics and of the problems of cultural change associated with urbanization. His books: The Forgotten Experience. The City Hall of Mexico: Politics and Government, 1876-1912 (El Colegio de México, 1996 and 2011); History of restlessness. The revolution in Mexico City, 1911-1922 (EL Colegio de México, 2010); Museum of the universe. The Olympic Games and the student movement of 1968 (El Colegio de México, 2019).

He has coordinated, among others, the following collective volumes: Population and society, 1808-2014 (El Colegio de México, FCE, Fundación Mapfre, 2015); Political history of Mexico City (from its foundation to the year 2000) (El Colegio de México, 2012); (with Carlos Lira) Mexican cities of the 20th century. Seven historical studies (UAM/Colmex/Conacyt, 2009).

He has taught courses at various universities in the country, such as the Michoacan University of San Nicolas de Hidalgo, the Mora Institute, the Autonomous Metropolitan University, the Faculty of Political Sciences of the UNAM, the Ibero-American University and ITAM, among others; he was a visiting professor at the University of California at San Diego and a visiting scholar at Columbia University. In 2010 he received the Medal of Cultural Merit "Carlos Monsivais" in recognition of his academic career. He has directed nearly twenty degree theses and has collaborated on various editorial committees of prestigious journals. He is a level III member of the National System of Researchers.

He was a member of the Commission that drafted the draft Constitution of Mexico City that the Head of Government presented to the Constituent Congress in 2016.

He is currently preparing a book whose provisional title is Minimal History of the Mexican Left.