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Research Proposal 1. Social, political and economic changes |
Researchers |
Research Group |
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Social challenges in datafied societies.
A challenge of datafied societies is the impact of stereotypes and design biases on automated, algorithm-based decisions. The final goal is to theorize data justice and power distribution particularly, but not only, regarding age-based discrimination (ageism). The aim is understanding how the uncritical use of big data reinforces stereotypes and discrimination. For instance, when a face recognition system for job recruitment proves to be racist, sexist and ageist.
How automated decisions deprioritize, disregard or disempower minorities and disadvantaged collectives by not considering their values, interests, and habits?
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Dr. Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
Mail: mfernadezar@uoc.edu
Dr. Andrea Rosales
Mail: arosalescl@uoc.edu
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CNSC |
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Digital practices in old age e invite candidates to use a cross-national longitudinal study (three waves of data: 2016, 2018, and 2020; 7 countries; https://actproject.ca/act/longitudinal-study/) as a starting point to theorize the role digital communication plays in different stages of old age, particularly in (post-) COVID-19 times. How does accelerated digitization shape old age and the ageing process? Are there new strands of empowerment? What (new) digital inequalities older individuals face? |
Dr. Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
Mail: mfernadezar@uoc.edu
Dr. Andrea Rosales
Mail: arosalescl@uoc.edu
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CNSC |
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Digital platforms in Latin America.
This research proposal aims at analyzing the social challenges of digital lean platforms from the intersection of two approaches: the political economy of platforms from a datafied perspective on one side, and the critical platforms studies on the other. The primary geographical focus is on Latin America, either at a country or regional level. The goal is to contribute to the strand of studies on Big Data from the Global South with situated theoretical reflections based on solid empirical analyses.
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Dr. Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
Mail: mfernadezar@uoc.edu
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CNSC |
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Political Deliberation on social media and platforms. The aim of this research line is to analyse how political parties and their associated networks (followers, sympathizers, factions, civic associations, social movements, opponents) are using social media. Are they contributing to a deliberative public sphere or are just channels for propaganda and polarization ?. The methodology to be used is content analysis, network analysis and Big Data, as well as qualitative techniques. |
Dr. Rosa Borge Bravo
Mail: rborge@uoc.edu
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CNSC |
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Political participation through digital platforms.
The aim of this research line is to analyse the changes that digital platforms are bringing into processes of participation initiated by governments and public administrations. Which participatory processes are being more developed and why ? Which barriers participatory platforms face in their development ? Which platform designs are needed for democratic improvement ? Could platforms substitute governments ?. The methodology to be used is analysis of specific cases and comparison among different cases.
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Dr. Rosa Borge Bravo
Mail: rborge@uoc.edu
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CNSC |
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Technopolitics and the future of democracy.
This line looks at the various ways in which technologies (specially digital technologies) and politics shape each other today, what are their various configurations, and what are the alternative futures of democracy in light of it. The line moves from foundational problems in political theory and philosophy of technology up to specific movements such as BlackLivesMatter or projects of networked democracy such as Decidim.org, which we co-founded.
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Dr. Antonio Calleja López
Mail: acallejalo@uoc.edu
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CNSC |
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Critical analysis of digital societies and everyday life.
This line critically analyzes the various ways in which technologies (specially digital technologies) and society shape each other today, and what is the present and future of the latter in light of this relation. It moves from foundational problems in social theory and Science, Technology and Society Studies up to cases such as the conditions, forms and impacts of digitalization, and its relations with everyday life.
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Dr. Antonio Calleja López
Mail: acallejalo@uoc.edu
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CNSC |
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Communication and politics in the age of big data. This research line carries on an interdisciplinary (social and complexity sciences, qualitative and quantitative, narrative and network based) analysis of the dynamics and transformations of social communication today, its digital conditions (f.i.: platforms), forms (f.i.: fake news, multitudinous identities), and impacts (f.i.: authoritarianism, autonomy). |
Dr. Antonio Calleja López
Mail: acallejalo@uoc.edu
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CNSC |
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Platform economy: From platform capitalism to platform cooperativism.
The Dimmons research group at IN3 (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) focuses on socio economic and gender innovation connected to the challenges and opportunities open up by the digital revolution sphere, and more concretely, on collaborative economy and the commons. Emergence and economic implications of collaborative production, the configuration of a new production model based on open knowledge, level of economic activity and business models associated with platform economy, both from an alternative platform cooperativism perspective, as well as platform capitalism one. The analysis depart from a feminist economics framework, connected to commons studies, social innovation and social economy.
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Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
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Dimmons |
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Research action oriented and participative Methodological innovations.
Open science and methodological innovation emerging from collaborative economy and action oriented framework applied to research. Theorication and empirical analysis of innovative research practices.
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Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
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Dimmons |
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Feminist digital economy.
The Dimmons research group at IN3 (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) focuses on socio economic and gender innovation connected to the challenges and opportunities open up by the digital revolution sphere, and more concretely, on collaborative economy and the commons. The analysis depart from a feminist economics framework, connected to commons studies, social innovation and social economy. The project will build a framework of gender and feminist qualities of digital sphere and apliedn empirical cases to locall ecoststems that connect digital transformacion, social economy and feminist movement.
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Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
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Dimmons |
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Equality plans in digital platforms.
The project will analyse existing framework and practices connected to equality and diversity in digital platforms, both from a capitalist and social oriented approach, with an action oriented perspective methodology.
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Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
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Dimmons |
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Sharing food.
Analysis of innovation digitally based applications and collaborative sharing dynamics connected to food sovereignty. Both from an ecosystem of practices and public policies perspective.
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Dr. Ricard Espelt
Mail: ricardespelt@uoc.edu
Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
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Dimmons |
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Interaction with technology for health at micro, meso or macro level: Implementations and assessment.
We all use information and communication technologies for work, leisure and health. Our particular interest is to evaluate and understand how (and why) people access / use information, applications or devices to take care of their own health (at individual or population level). We also want to support healthcare professionals when taking decisions at micro, meso or macro level.
More specifically, we are interested in:
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Dr. Ruben Nieto
Mail: rnietol@uoc.edu
Dr. Marta Aymerich
Mail: marta.aymerich@uoc.edu
Dr. Carme Carrion
Mail: mcarrionr@uoc.edu
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eHealth Lab Research Group |
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Sustainable and smart mobility.
In the context of climate change, digital transformation, increasing congestion and changing consumption patterns, the planning of mobility policies is suffering significant transformations. We are looking for candidates that would like to analyse sustainable mobility systems and policies.
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Dr. Eduard Álvarez Palau
Mail: ealvarezp@uoc.edu
Dr. Pere Suau-Sanchez
Mail: psuau@uoc.edu
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Suma |
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Ethical leadership and gender.
Culture diversity and ethical values in organisations remain a significant challenge for both small and medium enterprises and large corporations. We are looking for candidates that would like to explore societal changes related to work practices, and analyse new practices in talent management and technology solutions that focus on cultures that have ethics in the centre.
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Dr. Natalia Cugueró-Escofet
Mail: ncuguero@uoc.edu
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Suma |
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Aviation Sustainability.
Aviation is facing important challengers in terms of climate change, environmental reputation, new patterns of regional and international mobility and technology developments. We are looking for candidates that would like to analyse the different sustainability dimensions of aviation, which include economic, environmental and social aspects.
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Dr. Pere Suau-Sanchez
Mail: psuau@uoc.edu
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Suma |
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Political theory and technology.
This research line emphasizes theoretical questions on how contemporary processes of change such as those derived from technology and other global trends affect our understanding of classical questions addressed in the field of political theory such as democracy, freedom or equality.
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Dr. Ivan serrano
Mail: iserranoba@uoc.edu
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TURBA |
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Second Chance Education and Institutional Agents.
The main goal is to understand and improve the pathways and processes of youth at risk of limited employment (YARLE). The approach aims at intertwining macro and micro variables, and in particular the role of key community agents (local enterprises, TSOs, high schools, among others) and the spread of second chance schools locally and internationally.
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Dr. Alejandro Paniagua
Mail:apaniaguar@uoc.edu
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Research Proposal 1. Social, political and economic changes |
Researchers |
Research Group |
|
Social challenges in datafied societies.
A challenge of datafied societies is the impact of stereotypes and design biases on automated, algorithm-based decisions. The final goal is to theorize data justice and power distribution particularly, but not only, regarding age-based discrimination (ageism). The aim is understanding how the uncritical use of big data reinforces stereotypes and discrimination. For instance, when a face recognition system for job recruitment proves to be racist, sexist and ageist.
How automated decisions deprioritize, disregard or disempower minorities and disadvantaged collectives by not considering their values, interests, and habits?
|
Dr. Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
Mail: mfernadezar@uoc.edu
Dr. Andrea Rosales
Mail: arosalescl@uoc.edu
|
CNSC |
|
Digital practices in old age e invite candidates to use a cross-national longitudinal study (three waves of data: 2016, 2018, and 2020; 7 countries; https://actproject.ca/act/longitudinal-study/) as a starting point to theorize the role digital communication plays in different stages of old age, particularly in (post-) COVID-19 times. How does accelerated digitization shape old age and the ageing process? Are there new strands of empowerment? What (new) digital inequalities older individuals face? |
Dr. Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
Mail: mfernadezar@uoc.edu
Dr. Andrea Rosales
Mail: arosalescl@uoc.edu
|
CNSC |
|
Digital platforms in Latin America.
This research proposal aims at analyzing the social challenges of digital lean platforms from the intersection of two approaches: the political economy of platforms from a datafied perspective on one side, and the critical platforms studies on the other. The primary geographical focus is on Latin America, either at a country or regional level. The goal is to contribute to the strand of studies on Big Data from the Global South with situated theoretical reflections based on solid empirical analyses.
|
Dr. Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
Mail: mfernadezar@uoc.edu
|
CNSC |
|
Political Deliberation on social media and platforms. The aim of this research line is to analyse how political parties and their associated networks (followers, sympathizers, factions, civic associations, social movements, opponents) are using social media. Are they contributing to a deliberative public sphere or are just channels for propaganda and polarization ?. The methodology to be used is content analysis, network analysis and Big Data, as well as qualitative techniques. |
Dr. Rosa Borge Bravo
Mail: rborge@uoc.edu
|
CNSC |
|
Political participation through digital platforms.
The aim of this research line is to analyse the changes that digital platforms are bringing into processes of participation initiated by governments and public administrations. Which participatory processes are being more developed and why ? Which barriers participatory platforms face in their development ? Which platform designs are needed for democratic improvement ? Could platforms substitute governments ?. The methodology to be used is analysis of specific cases and comparison among different cases.
|
Dr. Rosa Borge Bravo
Mail: rborge@uoc.edu
|
CNSC |
|
Technopolitics and the future of democracy.
This line looks at the various ways in which technologies (specially digital technologies) and politics shape each other today, what are their various configurations, and what are the alternative futures of democracy in light of it. The line moves from foundational problems in political theory and philosophy of technology up to specific movements such as BlackLivesMatter or projects of networked democracy such as Decidim.org, which we co-founded.
|
Dr. Antonio Calleja López
Mail: acallejalo@uoc.edu
|
CNSC |
|
Critical analysis of digital societies and everyday life.
This line critically analyzes the various ways in which technologies (specially digital technologies) and society shape each other today, and what is the present and future of the latter in light of this relation. It moves from foundational problems in social theory and Science, Technology and Society Studies up to cases such as the conditions, forms and impacts of digitalization, and its relations with everyday life.
|
Dr. Antonio Calleja López
Mail: acallejalo@uoc.edu
|
CNSC |
|
Communication and politics in the age of big data. This research line carries on an interdisciplinary (social and complexity sciences, qualitative and quantitative, narrative and network based) analysis of the dynamics and transformations of social communication today, its digital conditions (f.i.: platforms), forms (f.i.: fake news, multitudinous identities), and impacts (f.i.: authoritarianism, autonomy). |
Dr. Antonio Calleja López
Mail: acallejalo@uoc.edu
|
CNSC |
|
Platform economy: From platform capitalism to platform cooperativism.
The Dimmons research group at IN3 (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) focuses on socio economic and gender innovation connected to the challenges and opportunities open up by the digital revolution sphere, and more concretely, on collaborative economy and the commons. Emergence and economic implications of collaborative production, the configuration of a new production model based on open knowledge, level of economic activity and business models associated with platform economy, both from an alternative platform cooperativism perspective, as well as platform capitalism one. The analysis depart from a feminist economics framework, connected to commons studies, social innovation and social economy.
|
Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
|
Dimmons |
|
Research action oriented and participative Methodological innovations.
Open science and methodological innovation emerging from collaborative economy and action oriented framework applied to research. Theorication and empirical analysis of innovative research practices.
|
Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
|
Dimmons |
|
Feminist digital economy.
The Dimmons research group at IN3 (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) focuses on socio economic and gender innovation connected to the challenges and opportunities open up by the digital revolution sphere, and more concretely, on collaborative economy and the commons. The analysis depart from a feminist economics framework, connected to commons studies, social innovation and social economy. The project will build a framework of gender and feminist qualities of digital sphere and apliedn empirical cases to locall ecoststems that connect digital transformacion, social economy and feminist movement.
|
Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
|
Dimmons |
|
Equality plans in digital platforms.
The project will analyse existing framework and practices connected to equality and diversity in digital platforms, both from a capitalist and social oriented approach, with an action oriented perspective methodology.
|
Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
|
Dimmons |
|
Sharing food.
Analysis of innovation digitally based applications and collaborative sharing dynamics connected to food sovereignty. Both from an ecosystem of practices and public policies perspective.
|
Dr. Ricard Espelt
Mail: ricardespelt@uoc.edu
Dr. Mayo Fuster
Mail: mfuster@uoc.edu
|
Dimmons |
|
Interaction with technology for health at micro, meso or macro level: Implementations and assessment.
We all use information and communication technologies for work, leisure and health. Our particular interest is to evaluate and understand how (and why) people access / use information, applications or devices to take care of their own health (at individual or population level). We also want to support healthcare professionals when taking decisions at micro, meso or macro level.
More specifically, we are interested in:
|
Dr. Ruben Nieto
Mail: rnietol@uoc.edu
Dr. Marta Aymerich
Mail: marta.aymerich@uoc.edu
Dr. Carme Carrion
Mail: mcarrionr@uoc.edu
|
eHealth Lab Research Group |
|
Sustainable and smart mobility.
In the context of climate change, digital transformation, increasing congestion and changing consumption patterns, the planning of mobility policies is suffering significant transformations. We are looking for candidates that would like to analyse sustainable mobility systems and policies.
|
Dr. Eduard Álvarez Palau
Mail: ealvarezp@uoc.edu
Dr. Pere Suau-Sanchez
Mail: psuau@uoc.edu
|
Suma |
|
Ethical leadership and gender.
Culture diversity and ethical values in organisations remain a significant challenge for both small and medium enterprises and large corporations. We are looking for candidates that would like to explore societal changes related to work practices, and analyse new practices in talent management and technology solutions that focus on cultures that have ethics in the centre.
|
Dr. Natalia Cugueró-Escofet
Mail: ncuguero@uoc.edu
|
Suma |
|
Aviation Sustainability.
Aviation is facing important challengers in terms of climate change, environmental reputation, new patterns of regional and international mobility and technology developments. We are looking for candidates that would like to analyse the different sustainability dimensions of aviation, which include economic, environmental and social aspects.
|
Dr. Pere Suau-Sanchez
Mail: psuau@uoc.edu
|
Suma |
|
Political theory and technology.
This research line emphasizes theoretical questions on how contemporary processes of change such as those derived from technology and other global trends affect our understanding of classical questions addressed in the field of political theory such as democracy, freedom or equality.
|
Dr. Ivan serrano
Mail: iserranoba@uoc.edu
|
TURBA |
|
Second Chance Education and Institutional Agents.
The main goal is to understand and improve the pathways and processes of youth at risk of limited employment (YARLE). The approach aims at intertwining macro and micro variables, and in particular the role of key community agents (local enterprises, TSOs, high schools, among others) and the spread of second chance schools locally and internationally.
|
Dr. Alejandro Paniagua
Mail:apaniaguar@uoc.edu
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