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The Cognitive Dimension of Social Movements' Europeanization Processes. The Case of the Protests against ‘Fortress Europe’
(Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 2014)This paper examines the Europeanization of social movements through frame analysis. Focusing on the case of the French and German pro-asylum movements, it shows how they build new collective identities ... -
Old-Age Care Provision in Spain in the Context of a New System of Long-Term Care and a Lingering Economic Crisis
(Journal of Population Ageing, 2020)This study analyses whether care providing strategies for non-institutionalized older adults have changed in the context of a new system of long-term care that emanated from the 2006 “Dependency Act”, ... -
Cause-specific mortality in Spain during the pandemic: educational differences and its impact on life expectancy
(European Journal of Public Health, 2023)Background: Life expectancy in Spain fell by 1 year between 2018/19 and 2020. Yet, little is known on the impact on cause-of-death (COD) dynamics and educational inequalities therein. Methods: We use ... -
Social Movements and Europeanization Processes: The Case of the French Associations Mobilizing around the Asylum Issue
(Social Movement Studies, 2009)This paper seeks to analyse the process of Europeanization of social movements mobilizing around the asylum policy since the middle of the 1990s. Taking the example of the principal French associations ... -
Comparing the protests of undocumented migrants beyond contexts: collective actions as acts of emancipation
(European Political Science Review, 2013)In this article, we demonstrate that the collective actions of undocumented migrants possess similar symbolic dimensions, even if the contexts of their actions differ. We explain this finding by focusing ... -
From Dagongmei to Entrepreneurs: Unpacking the Emergence of Businesswomen in Shenzhen (1978–2000)
(Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business, 2025)China's emergence as a global manufacturing leader has been well-documented, yet the role of Chinese women, particularly in private business activities, remains understudied. This paper explores the ... -
China’s Outward Investment in Europe during the “Go Out” Policy Years: Trends, Drivers, and Strategies in the Automotive Industry, 2000–2018
(Business History Review, 2025)This article examines China’s outward investment in the European automotive industry since the late twentieth century. By mapping and analyzing the main investment operations, we argue that private ... -
Government, business and making China an educational powerhouse since the 1980s
(Business History, 2026)This article examines how China successfully built a highly competent K-12 education system since the 1980s achieving high literacy rates, broad basic education, and gender equality. It argues that this ... -
Disentangling how educational expansion did not increase women's age at union formation in Latin America from 1970 to 2000
(Demographic Research, 2013)BACKGROUND One of the most salient features of Latin American marriages over the last few decades is the stable timing of their union formation, despite educational expansion, the postponement of and ... -
The unexplored potential of trust to boost customer loyalty for transport platforms
(Research in Transportation Business & Management, 2021)Ride-sharing and services associated with mobility are developing a growing presence in society, especially those that are focused on mobility in cities. These services are provided to a great extent ... -
Trusting in Generative AI: Catalyst for Employee Performance and Engagement in the Workplace
(International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2025)This paper investigates the impact of the usage of generative AI (GenAI) and services with integrated GenAI on employee performance, alongside with the role of trusting in these tools and services. ... -
Exploring driver and user perspectives of service quality in sharing economy transport platforms
(Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2023)With the rise of the sharing economy, companies such as Uber have emerged as an alternative to traditional transport methods. Digital sharing economy platforms enable the encounter of two types of ... -
Fulfilled Expectations: Key to Customer Loyalty in Digital Home-Sharing Platforms
(International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2025)This paper explores the critical role of fulfilment of expectations in shaping customer loyalty in digital platforms, specifically within the context of home-sharing services. Building on the frameworks ... -
Living conditions as predictor of elderly residential satisfaction. A cross-European view by poverty status
(European Journal of Ageing, 2015-02-15)Although there is an extensive body of literature on the use of residential satisfaction to measure the impact of housing conditions on well-being in later life, less is known about differences and ... -
The health transition and biological living standards: Adult height and mortality in 20th-century Spain
(Economics & Human Biology, 2012-07)This paper seeks new insights concerning the health transition in 20th century Spain by analyzing both traditional (mortality-based) and alternative (anthropometric-based) health indicators. Data were ... -
Potential impact of increasing physical activity on NCD mortality in the EU: pathways to SDG 3.4.1 by 2030
(BMJ Global Health, 2026-05-07)Background Physical inactivity affects 36.2% of adults in the European Union (EU), contributing substantially to the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The WHO’s Global Action Plan on Physical ... -
Cambios generacionales de la estatura en la España del siglo XX a partir de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud
(Estadística Española, 2008)A través del tratamiento estadístico de los datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud desde 1987 se plantea la posibilidad de realizar estudios sobre la salud y sus determinantes principales en España en ... -
Explaining new trends in the gender gap of mortality: Insights from a regional trend- analysis of the Netherlands
(Vienna Yearbook of Populations Research, 2007)The recent decrease of the male-female mortality gap in Western Europe has been accompanied by changes in the life style, educational level, family roles and employment of women. In this paper we try ... -
Socioeconomic determinants of male mortality in Europe: The absolute and relative income hypotheses revisited
(Genus, 2010-01)This paper investigates the association between both absolute and relative income and male mortality in Europe from around 1980 to the late 1990s. Mortality data from the WHO Mortality Database is used ... -
La ocupación laboral de los convivientes con afectados por discapacidades. Un análisis multivariable
(Revista Internacional de Sociología, 2010-08-30)La relación entre el rol de cuidador y la actividad laboral ha cambiado mucho durante las últimas décadas, influida por la evolución del contexto demográfico, sanitario y sociológico, pero también por ...