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Emilio Fernández Peña is Communication Professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and head of its Olympic Studies Centre since december, 2009. He is the founder director of the Sport Research InstituteUAB which joins 40 senior researchers from 12 different departments. This Institute analyzes sport with a strong multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach. Emilio is doctor in Communication by the Basque Country University with Outstanding Award (2001). He is the creator and teacher of the Massive Online Course (MOOC) The Olympic Games and the Mediawhich was launched in 2014 on Coursera and it has had more than 8,000 enrolled students since its creation. Dr. Fernández Peña has been the promoter and main designer of the new degree on Interactive Communication in the UAB, which is oriented to train the students with a holistic vision of technology, allocated in the intersection between engineering, communication and libertal arts. He is author of more than 50 academic publications, being author of Juegos Olímpicos, Televisión y Redes Sociales (2016) and Social Media in the Global Sport: Strategies and Practice, Routledge (2021) He has been interviewed by media outlets such as BBC, CNN or Folha de São Paulo, among many others. He has collaborated in the field of social networks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and he has worked on the design of the television exhibition of the IOC Olympic Museum in Lausanne (2014). He is a regular invited lecturer to the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., Doctorat, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
External positions
Scientific Committee Member. International Olympic Academy, International Olympic Academy
31 Jan 2022 → …
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Projects
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Redes sociales y futbol: violencia, participación de los públicos y ecología de la comunicación
Fernandez Peña, E. (Principal Investigator), Llorens Maluquer, C. (Collaborator), Ramajo Hernandez, N. (Investigator) & Ullod Pujol, A. M. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)
1/01/16 → 31/10/19
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Dinamització del Portal d'estudis olímpics del CEO-UAB
Fernandez Peña, E. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/10 → 30/09/11
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Pluralismo y grupos de comunicación en España: la concetración de audiencias. PLURACONAUDI.
Llorens Maluquer, C. (Principal Investigator), Bas Portero, J. (Researcher on contract), Segovia Alonso, A. I. (Researcher on contract), Badillo Martos, A. (Investigator), Suárez Candel, R. (Investigator), Cavaller Reyes, V. (Investigator), Fernandez Peña, E. (Investigator), Puertas Grau, H. (Investigator) & Ramajo Hernandez, N. (Investigator)
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC)
1/01/09 → 31/12/11
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Els cercadors en la construcció del World Wide Web: estructura empresarial, gestió de la informació i usos i consums
Fernandez Peña, E. (Principal Investigator), García Sedó, R. (Investigator), Morán López, P. (Investigator), Ramajo Hernandez, N. (Investigator) & Vinyals Corney, M. (Investigator)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
1/10/04 → 30/09/05
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Olympic Channel: Estrategia Digital y Contenidos
Fernandez Peña, E. & Ramajo Hernandez, N., 14 Feb 2021, In: Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. 16, p. 1-13 13 p., 16.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Deporte para la diplomacia pública: hacia una visión compleja
Peña, E. F., 1 Jan 2019, In: ARI: Real Instituto el Cano. 60, p. -Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Nature of engagement on Facebook during London 2012 olympic games: Insight into public participation in terms of language and gender
Fernández Peña, E., Coromina, Ò. & Gila, J. M. P., 2 Aug 2017, In: South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation. 39, Specialedition1-2, p. 135-151 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Spain: Olympic education in Spain as a multi-facet enterprise
Peña, E. F., Ramajo, N., Cerezuela, B. & Gila, J. M. P., 1 Jan 2017, Olympic Education: An International Review. Naul, R., Binder, D., Rychtecky, A. & Culpan, I. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 265-280 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Juegos Olímpicos, Televisión y Redes Sociales
Fernandez Peña, E., 1 Jan 2016, 1 ed. Barcelona (ES). 260 p. (Manuales)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
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El Juego Pet Society en Facebook: Inteligencia, colaboración colectiva, diseño y usuario. Un enfoque social desde el análisis del la producción
Lluïsa Díaz (Author), Fernández Peña, E. (Director), 28 Jun 2010Student thesis: Dissertation (TFM)
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El Ecosistema Olímpico en Facebook durante los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016: Actores, Contenidos y Participación de los Usuarios
Pardo Gila, J. M. (Author), Fernández Peña, E. (Director), 7 Nov 2017Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Los servicios de televisión por cable en España (1996-2001): Operadores, contenidos y consumos
Fernandez Peña, E. (Author), Garitaonandía Garnacho, C. (Director), 28 Nov 2001Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Narratives of Brazil. Brazilian identity representations in international mega-events. the cases of 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics
Daniel Malanski (Author), Bertho-Lavenir, C. (Director) & Fernandez Peña, E. (Director), 29 May 2019Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
Organisations
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Centre for Olympic Studies (CEO)
Organisational unit: Studies and Research Institutes
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Sports Research Institute
Organisational unit: UAB-approved research institutes