Antonio López Peláez
Born11 December 1965 (1965-12-11) (age 58)
Málaga, Spain
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

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

  • 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

  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. 1 2 3 "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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