Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences. Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Social and Cultural Transformations (UOC-TRANSIC)

Interdisciplinary R&I Hub (Edifici C), Edifici O, Edifici U)

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Rambla de Poblenou 156, 08018 Barcelona

apieb@uoc.edu

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Asun Pié Balaguer 

Associate Professor · Researcher · UOC 

Presentation

I hold a PhD in Education from the University of Barcelona and a Diploma in Social Education from Ramon Llull University. I am an associate professor in Psychology and Education Sciences at the UOC. I am a member of the CareNet Research Group. Care and Preparedness in the Network Society (TRANSIC). My research focuses on Feminist Disability Studies, Critical Pedagogy and Social Anthropology. I have been a visiting professor at the University of Antioquia (Colombia), the Autonomous University of Mexico, the National Pedagogical University-Hidalgo (Mexico), the Austral University of Chile, and the National University of Entre Ríos (Argentina), among others. I have directed and participated in various competitive research projects for the national plan and other public bodies. I am currently leading the research project Democratic and Collective Care Networks: An Innovative Model of Community Mental Health Care (2026-2028). I+P Call for Proposals from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. I have directed the research project Women Caregivers of People with Severe Mental Disorders: Challenges for Democratic and Collective Care. (2023 Call for Proposals). Ministry of Equality. I have been co-IP of the GCM-BCN project. Collaborative Medication Management. Collective mental health, rights and citizenship in Barcelona. (2023 call for research projects and invocation by Barcelona City Council. I am currently participating as a researcher in the project Rethinking the social aspect of mental health: mapping and analysis of initiatives promoting autonomy in Spain (SOCIALment). Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. (2024 call). (2024-2027), as well as the project Citizen Laboratory in Mental Health: Public Policies and Democratic Innovation from Situated Experience (2016-2028). I+P Call for Proposals. Category B. Previously, I was a researcher on two projects under the national R&D plan: 2012-2014. Expertise, democracy and social mobilisation: action by groups concerned with the promotion of independent living in Spain; 2008-2011 and CONDEPCIU Project. “Techno-scientific controversies and citizen participation in policies and care for dependency.

I am a member of the International Network of Researchers and Participants on Educational Integration/Inclusion (RIIE). Since 2022, I have been part of the International Observatory of Autonomous Medication Management Practices (Brazil). Member of MARC ‘Medical Anthropology Research Centre’, Rovira i Virgili University. Currently, I am also a member of the FFCCSM Healthcare Ethics Committee. I have directed the Contemporary Pedagogies editorial collection at the Open University of Catalonia. I am a member of the academic committee of the sociology programme at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. I am a collaborating professor in various master’s programmes at the Austral University of Chile (current accreditation). I have (co-)directed the Postgraduate Course in Collective Mental Health (UOC-URV). I have been a reviewer and external evaluator for national and international scientific publications. I am a section editor for Athenea Digital. Journal of social thought and research.
In 2023, I received the Museari Award, which recognises the work of professionals, institutions and groups in the defence of human rights and sexual diversity. Awarded in the teaching category. In 2019, I received the II Frederic Company i Franquesa Award for Pedagogical Essay. “Inclusion vs. segregation. Approaches from pedagogy”, with a mention from COPEC (Association of Pedagogues of Catalonia). In 2024, I received an internal scholarship from the UOC as part of the Research Intensification Programme for the period 2024-2026. Aid plan from the Vice-Rectorate for Strategic Planning and Research.

Research interests

  • Critical Disability Studies
  • Queer Studies
  • Mad Studies
  • Ethics of Care

PROJECTS

Redes de cuidado democráticas y colectivas.

Un modelo de atención innovador en salud mental comunitaria
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Asun Pié Balaguer, Brigida Cristina Maestres Useche, Daniel López Gómez, Miguel Salas Soneira

Estudi de necessitats de salut mental en el col·lectiu LGTBIQ+

Abordar la LGTBI-fòbia en salut mental, un deute històric
Salut Mental Catalunya
Asun Pié Balaguer

La Gestión Colaborativa de la Medicación como productora de autonomía en salud mental

Intervención piloto y análisis pre-post
Pere Claver Grup
Asun Pié Balaguer

GCM-BCN

La Gestión Colaborativa de la Medicación. Salud mental colectiva, derechos y ciudadanía en Barcelona
Ajuntament de Barcelona
Asun Pié Balaguer, Miguel Salas Soneira

CUSAM

Mujeres cuidadoras de personas con trastorno mental grave: retos para un cuidado democrático y colectivo
Instituto de las Mujeres
Asun Pié Balaguer, Daniel López Gómez, Miguel Salas Soneira

CMM

Collaborative Medication Management: A research and participatory action project in mental health
 Recercaixa
Asun Pié Balaguer, Andrea García-Santesmases

VULNUS

Arts and research on vulnerability and suffering at Marina neighborhood
El Graner (Ajuntament de Barcelona)
Asun Pié Balaguer

EXPDEM

Acción política de los grupos concernidos con la promoción de la vida independiente en España
 Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad 
Irra Rodríguez Giralt, Daniel López Gómez, Asun Pié Balaguer, Míriam Arenas, Tomás Criado

PUBLICATIONS

Loucura, gênero e saúde mental: violências epistêmicas e estratégias de despatologizaçao Capítols

Asun Pié Balaguer

Mosaicos de aflicciones y salud mental en tiempos de crisis. Capítols

Asun Pié Balaguer, Miguel Salas Soneira

Temps d'educació Articles

Asun Pié Balaguer, Miguel Salas Soneira

Athenea Digital. Revista de pensamiento e investigación social Articles

Asun Pié Balaguer

Llibres

Asun Pié Balaguer, Miguel Salas Soneira

Repensar la Salud Mental Colectiva. Vol II. Propuestas, experiencias y desafíos. Capítols

Asun Pié Balaguer

Recursos

Asun Pié Balaguer, Daniel López Gómez, Miguel Salas Soneira

Opcions. Impulsem el consum conscient Divulgació

Asun Pié Balaguer

Cuaderno de trabajo. 2ª edición revisada y ampliada Recursos

Asun Pié Balaguer

Divulgació

Asun Pié Balaguer, Brigida Cristina Maestres Useche

Recursos

Asun Pié Balaguer, Miguel Salas Soneira

Trabajo social en la sociedad contemporánea. Ética, cuidado y digitalización. Capítols

Asun Pié Balaguer

Quaderns de l'Institut Català d'Antropologia, Ni oblit ni perdó: mobilitzacions afectives i regulació política de les emocions Divulgació

Asun Pié Balaguer

Discapacidad, teoría tullida y autoridad narrativa. Resistir la normalidad. Capítols

Asun Pié Balaguer

Sociology of Health & Illness Articles

Asun Pié Balaguer, Daniel López Gómez, Andrea García-Santesmases

Diez años construyendo ciudadanía en movimiento(s). El 15M y otras luchas hermanas. Capítols

Asun Pié Balaguer, Míriam Arenas

Soltar amarras. Una introducción a la salud mental colectiva Llibres

Asun Pié Balaguer

La locura re(vb)elada. Narrativas, experiencias y saberes encarnados Llibres

Asun Pié Balaguer

La Educación Social en los extremos: Justicia social y paradojas de la práctica Capítols

Asun Pié Balaguer, Miguel Salas Soneira

Capítols

Asun Pié Balaguer

Capturas e itinerarios de la locura Llibres

Asun Pié Balaguer

Políticas, prácticas y pedagogías trans Llibres

Asun Pié Balaguer

Por una Corporeidad Postmoderna. Nuevos tránsitos sociales y educativos para la interdependencia Llibres

Asun Pié Balaguer

NEWS

Asun Pié Balaguer

Original article published in the blog of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.   _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________   According to the European Parliament’s Report (2004) on the situation of women from minority groups in…

Asun Pié Balaguer, Andrea García-Santesmases

Interventions made by researchers Asun Pié and Andrea García-Santesmases during the 1st International Conference ‘Deconstruyendo y transformando la educación desde un enfoque interseccional’ Organized by Pedagogías Feministas y Queer on November 17 and…

Asun Pié Balaguer

El pasado 17 de noviembre de 2020 se realizó la presentación de la “Guía para la Gestión Colaborativa de la Medicación en Salud Mental”, un trabajo producto de la colaboración…

Asun Pié Balaguer

On September 22nd 2020 we organized an open seminar under the title: “Ammarantha Wass: a Trans-Chueca Experience of a Teacher at the National Pedagogical University (UPN)“. The seminar, given by…

Asun Pié Balaguer, Andrea García-Santesmases

The tv show shows the daily reality of people with functional diversity to subvert the paternalistic gaze that has often been directed towards the so-called “disabled” people. The program addresses…