Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
Professor Agregat Information and Communication Sciences Department
Expert in::
- network society
- information society
- social networks
- social inequalities
- digital divide
- digital communication
- aging
- elderly
- Research group
- CNSC
- Area
- Social sciences
- Area of specialization
- Network society,
- Membership Center
- Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)
ODS:
Researcher Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol's R&I work focuses on analysing the influence of mobile digital communication in our societies. In particular, her areas of interest are:
a) Ageing and digital technologies: analysis of the everyday practices of the elderly, placing them at the centre of the research and moving away from care- or health-based approaches.
b) Development and digital divides: study of the (new) forms of digital exclusion and their evolution, with special focus on Latin America.
c) Big data: assessment of the opportunities and challenges that arise from the present hyper-data digital environment, with particular interest in biases and discriminatory dynamics involving specific groups.
She is co-director of the CNSC (Communication Networks & Social Change) research group at the UOC.