Antonio López Peláez

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Antonio López Peláez
Born11 December 1965 (1965-12-11) (age 58)
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Scholar, professor
Academic background
Alma materNational Distance Education University
Doctoral advisorJosé Félix Tezanos[1]
Academic work
DisciplineSocial Work, Social Services
InstitutionsNational Distance Education University
Doctoral studentsDavid Hernández de la Fuente

Antonio López Peláez (born 11 December 1965)[2] is a Spanish Professor of Social Work and Social Services, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, National Distance Education University (UNED), Spain.

Biography[edit]

Antonio López Peláez was instrumental in the implementation of social work studies at the UNED, serving as the first academic secretary of the degree in Social Work (2003-2005).[2] He was the first Full Professor of Social Work and Social Services at UNED (2010).[2] He is currently the Director of the Chair in innovation in Social Services and Dependency,[3] the first chair of its kind to be created on this subject in the Spanish university system,[4] and the Chair in Social Inclusion of the UNED.[5][6] His work is focused on Digital Social Work, Social Welfare, Participation and Social Policy.[7] From 2020 to the present, is serving as Executive Director of the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW).[8]

He was the founding editor of the journal Comunitania. International Journal of Social Work and Social Sciences (2011-2022),[9] managing to place it in Quartile 1 in the bibliographic database Dialnet in 2020. He was the founding director of the Master in Social Work, Welfare State and Metholodogies of Social Intervention at UNED (2013-2020).[10] Director of the UNED Associated Center of Segovia (2006-2015), during his tenure the university center was awarded with the bronze medal of the city of Segovia (2009),[11] one of the most important news of 2009 in Segovia according to the newspaper El Adelantado.[12]

In a society of digital natives, he has highlighted the relationship between late emancipation and the crisis of legitimacy of democratic institutions.[13] Within his contributions to digital social work,[14][15][16] he has highlighted how technological innovations transform welfare systems,[17] and how digital innovation has become a key tool to address humanitarian crises.[18] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he launched in March 2020 the first Spanish-language YouTube channel on Digital Social Work,[19] which has been recognized as a means "of sharing information and disseminating guidance for social work practice and innovative interventions".[20] In 2022, he served as co-Chair of The Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development (SWESD2022) (Seoul, 26–28 October 2022), under the theme "Redefining Social Policy and Social Work Practice in a Post-Pandemic Society: Social Welfare Programs and Social Work Education at a Crossroads".[21] In 2023, his article "Food security and social protection in times of COVID-19"[22] has become the Top Trending article in the International Social Work Journal.[23]

Works[edit]

  • López Peláez, Antonio; Kirwan, Gloria, eds. (2023). The Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780367499945.
  • López Peláez, Antonio; Sang-Mok, Suh; Sergei, Zelenev, eds. (2023). Digital transformation and social well-being: promoting an inclusive society. London. ISBN 978-1-003-31220-8. OCLC 1334895425.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • López Peláez, Antonio; Gómez Ciriano, Emilio José, eds. (2019). Austerity, social work and welfare policies: a global perspective. Cizur Menor (Navarra): Aranzadi. ISBN 978-84-1309-676-6. OCLC 1107049607.
  • López Peláez, Antonio; Raya Díez, María Esther, eds. (2017). Social work research and practice: contributing to a science of social work. Cizur Menor, Navarra: Aranzadi. ISBN 978-84-9177-265-1. OCLC 1026088182.
  • López Peláez, Antonio, ed. (2015). Social work challenges in the XXI century: perspectives from the USA. Cizur Menor, Navarra: Aranzadi. ISBN 978-84-9098-282-2. OCLC 922109727.
  • López Peláez, Antonio (2015). Teoría del Trabajo Social con Grupos / Theory of Social Work with groups (2 ed.). Madrid: Universitas. ISBN 978-84-9098-281-5.
  • López Peláez, Antonio, ed. (2014). The Robotics DivideA New Frontier in the 21st Century?. London: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4471-5357-3.

References[edit]

  1. ^ López Peláez, Antonio (2001). Nuevas tecnologías y sociedad actual: el impacto de la robótica (Thesis thesis) (in Spanish). UNED. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
  2. ^ a b c "Antonio López Peláez". Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  3. ^ "Cátedra Uned – Fuenlabrada – Cátedra en Innovación en Servicios Sociales y Dependencia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. ^ "Crean en Fuenlabrada la primera Cátedra universitaria sobre Innovación en Servicios Sociales y Dependencia". Europa Press. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ "Cátedra de inclusión social en Tomelloso – UNED-Ayuntamiento de Tomelloso, ADYGSS y Fundación CERES" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. ^ elDiarioclm.es (2021-12-02). "Tomelloso, sede de la nueva cátedra de Inclusión Social de la UNED". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  7. ^ Digital transformation and social well-being : promoting an inclusive society. Antonio López Peláez, Sang-mok Sŏ, S. B. Zelenev. London. 2023. ISBN 978-1-003-31220-8. OCLC 1334895425.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ Administrator. "officers and staff". www.icsw.org. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  9. ^ "Comunitania: Revista internacional de trabajo social y ciencias sociales". Dialnet (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  10. ^ "MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN TRABAJO SOCIAL, ESTADO DEL BIENESTAR Y METODOLOGÍAS DE INTERVENCIÓN SOCIAL". UNED.
  11. ^ "Medalla de Bronce de la Ciudad para el centro de la Uned". El Norte de Castilla (in European Spanish). 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  12. ^ "Resumen del Año 2009 by Adelantado de Segovia - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  13. ^ Rodríguez de Paz, Alicia (2012-07-10). "La crisis cronifica el retraso de la emancipación de los jóvenes". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  14. ^ García-Castilla, Francisco Javier; De-Juanas Oliva, Ángel; Vírseda-Sanz, Eloy; Páez Gallego, Javier (2019-11-02). "Educational potential of e-social work: social work training in Spain". European Journal of Social Work. 22 (6): 897–907. doi:10.1080/13691457.2018.1476327. ISSN 1369-1457. S2CID 150245635.
  15. ^ Aguilar-Idañez, Maria-Jose; Caparrós-Civera, Neus; Anaut-Bravo, Sagrario (2020-01-02). "E-social work: an empirical analysis of the professional blogosphere in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy". European Journal of Social Work. 23 (1): 80–92. doi:10.1080/13691457.2018.1476326. hdl:2454/40494. ISSN 1369-1457. S2CID 149494801.
  16. ^ mjaguilarid (2020-05-15). "Coronavirus: Acelerador del Trabajo Social Digital". María José Aguilar Idáñez (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  17. ^ García, Eugenia (2016-12-01). "La 'brecha robótica' sustituirá a la digital en 2020". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  18. ^ Otero, Andrea (2022-07-07). "La tecnología, un recurso para las crisis humanitarias". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  19. ^ "Trabajo Social Digital — Digital Social Work - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  20. ^ Fronek, Patricia; Rotabi-Casares, Karen Smith; Dickens, Jonathan (2022). "Introducing Social Work in Health Emergencies". In Fronek, Patricia; Rotabi-Casares, Karen Smith (eds.). Social Work in Health Emergencies. London: Routledge. p. 24. doi:10.4324/9781003111214-1. ISBN 9781003111214.
  21. ^ "Organizing Committee | SWESD". SWESD. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  22. ^ López Peláez, Antonio; Erro-Garcés, Amaya; Pérez-García, Raquel María (2022). "Food security and social protection in times of COVID-19". International Social Work. 65 (3): 421–433. doi:10.1177/00208728221086388. hdl:2454/43892. ISSN 0020-8728. S2CID 247925725.
  23. ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

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