Dr. María de la Soledad Loaeza Tovar (born April 29, 1950) is a Mexican academic who specializes in the process of democratization and the transformations of society in Mexico.
She received a degree in international relations from the College of Mexico (Colmex), obtaining the title in 1972 with the thesis La política exterior del general Charles de Gaulle, 1962-1970 (which translates to English as "The external politics of General Charles de Gaulle, 1962-1970").
[2] She traveled to Europe to study for an international relations specialization at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institut in Munich and a doctorate summa cum laude in political science at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris with the thesis Classes moyennes, démocratie et nationalisme au Mexique.
[5] She is a level III researcher for Mexico's National System of Investigators (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores.
She has translated works by Peter H. Smith, Samuel E. Finer, David A. Brading, and Donella H. Meadows.