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Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., in History of Science, "Technocracy and Technological Nationalism in 1930s Catalonia: Industrial Engineers, from Scientifically Organizing the Workshop to Rationalizing the State"
Award Date: 5 Jul 2012
Masters, in History of Science
Award Date: 30 Sept 2008
Baccalaureate, in History, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Award Date: 18 Jun 2005
Engineer, in Industrial Engineering, Escola T. S. d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Award Date: 1 Jul 2002
External positions
Research Fellow & Adjunct Assistant Professor. Department of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon
18 Dec 2018 → 30 Sept 2022
Visiting fellow. ERC Consolidator/SNSF Project “The Rise of Citizen Science"
2018 → 2019
Visiting scholar. Research project “Iberian Engineering during the Cold War", Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPI-WG)
2017
Adjunct Professor. Department of Arts and Humanities, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
1 Sept 2016 → 30 Jun 2021
Post-doctoral researcher. Interuniversity Center for the History of Science and Technology (CIUHCT) (since 2017, & Adjunct Professor), Universidade de Lisboa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
30 Sept 2014 → 18 Dec 2018
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):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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EXCHANGE ZONES OF EPISTEMIC RESISTANCE AND ALTERNATIVE INNOVATION: ACTIVISM, GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS AND EXPERTISE, 1970S-1990S
Valentines-Álvarez, J. (Principal Investigator), Alvarez Laorden, A. (Collaborator), Carandell Baruzzi, M. (Collaborator), Fernàndez Tudela, R. (Collaborator), GOMES , I. (Collaborator), Gil Farrero, J. (Collaborator), Gorostiza Langa, S. (Collaborator), Iturrizaga i Zurita, L. (Collaborator), Jove Casabella, E. (Collaborator), MARIN CISNEROS, A. (Collaborator), Macaya Andres, A. (Collaborator), Pinheiro, F. (Collaborator), SOUSA , M. L. (Collaborator), Armiero , M. (Investigator), Nieto Galan, A. (Investigator), Sastre Juan, J. (Investigator), Bautista Perpinyà, M. E. (Collaborator), Granado Torres, C. (Collaborator) & Torres Casas, L. (Collaborator)
1/09/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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La física en la construcción de Europa
Roqué, X. (Principal Investigator), Acosta Rizo, C. A. (Collaborator), Camprubí Bueno, L. (Collaborator), Gimeno Valentín-Gamazo, G. (Collaborator), Herran Corbacho, N. (Collaborator), Romero Miranda, L. (Collaborator), Ruiz Castell, P. (Collaborator), Valentines-Álvarez, J. (Collaborator), Vazquez de los Reyes, A. (Collaborator), XIPELL, M. (Collaborator), de Bianchi, S. (Collaborator), Baig Aleu, M. (Investigator), Florensa Rodriguez, C. (Collaborator) & Saez De Arana, F. M. (Investigator)
Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)
1/01/15 → 31/12/18
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Forjando el nuevo régimen autonómico: Cultura, nación y patrimonialización de la farga, 1975-1997
Valentines-Álvarez, J., 2026, (Accepted in press) La cultura científica de la Transición: Museos, ciencia y política en la Barcelona pre-olímpica. Sastre-Juan, J. & Valentines-Álvarez, J. (eds.).Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Introducción: Laboratorios cívicos para un nuevo régimen
Sastre Juan, J. & Valentines-Álvarez, J., 2026, (Submitted) La cultura científica de la Transición: Museos, ciencia y política en la Barcelona pre-olímpica. Sastre-Juan, J. & Valentines-Álvarez, J. (eds.). 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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La cultura científica de la Transición: Museos, ciencia y política en la Barcelona pre-olímpica
Sastre-Juan, J. & Valentines-Álvarez, J., 2026, (Accepted in press)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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A Mirrored City Underground: Air-Raid Shelters as Political Architectures in Barcelona and London, 1936–40
Valentines-Álvarez, J., 1 Apr 2025, In: Technology and Culture. 66, 2, p. 321-355 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Cycling Cities: The Lisbon Experience
Sousa, M. L., Campos Pereira, B., Valentines-Álvarez, J., Machado, J., Cavalcanti, D., Melo, P. & Vale, D., 2025, Eindhoven. 72 p. (Cycling Cities: The European Experience )Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Downloads (Pure)
Thesis
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Tecnocràcia i Catalanisme Tècnic a Catalunya als anys 1930. Els enginyers Industrials, de l'Organització de l'Estat
Valentines Álvarez, J. (Author), Roca Rosell, A. (Director), 5 Jul 2012Student thesis: Doctoral thesis