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I am an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, a senior researcher at the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory, and a member of the leadership team of the UOC Rural Network at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
1) Carreras, E., Espelt, R., Muñoz, I., & Senabre Hidalgo, E. (2024). Dolors project: Art-based polyethnography evoking contemporary rural mothering through photography, dance and chapbooks. Visual Studies, 0(0), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2024.2337653
2) Edwards, F., & Espelt, R. (2020). Technology for degrowth: Implementing digital platforms for community supported agriculture. In A. Nelson & F. Edwards (Eds.), Food for Degrowth (pp. 128–140). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003004820-13/technology-degrowth-ferne-edwards-ricard-espelt
3) Espelt, R. (2020). Agroecology prosumption: The role of CSA networks. Journal of Rural Studies, 79, 269–275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.08.032
4) Espelt, R., & Fuster Morell, M. (2019). A Framework for Assessing Democratic Qualities in Collaborative Economy Platforms: Analysis of 10 Cases in Barcelona. In G. Salvia, E. Morello, & A. Arcidiacono (Eds.), Sharing Cities Shaping Cities. Urban Science. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03897-989-0
5) Espelt, R., Peña-López, I., Miralbell, O., Martín, T., & Vega, N. (2019). Impact of information and communication technologies in agroecological cooperativism in Catalonia. Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská Ekonomika), 65(No. 2), 59–66. https://doi.org/10.17221/171/2018-AGRICECO
I am an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, a senior researcher at the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory, and a member of the leadership team of the UOC Rural Network at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. I specialize in action research in the fields of social economy and the cultural sphere. I hold a Doctorate in Information Society and Knowledge, an Industrial Doctorate in Social Sciences and Humanities, and a graduate degree in Fine Arts (UB). I am also the academic editor of the Internet Policy Review and a visiting researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) in Berlin. Additionally, I am a cofounder of the inLoft Cultural and Research Center (Copons, Barcelona), the artistic and educational project Desvestint Aliments and the strategic social tool for cooperation and sustainable commons femProcomuns.
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