María Belén Albornoz
Biographic Data
| ID | 282518 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María Belén Albornoz |
| GIVEN NAMES | María Belén |
| FAMILY NAME | Albornoz |
| SIGNATURE | ALBORNOZ M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3993-1342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction to the special issue on Digital Solidarity Economies
Fairness in the Latin American platform economy
The platform economy, particularly digital labor platforms, has experienced significant growth in Latin American countries. These platforms, which facilitate specific labor relations known as platform work (Aloisi and De Stefano, 2022), have seen a substantial increase in user registrations. A survey (Alvarez et al, 2020) estimated that 16% of the population is registered on these platforms, with 9.4% reporting the provision of services through t…
Biometric citizenship and the digital transformation policy agenda in Latin America
Chakana and Thirdspace
Ecuadorian STS studies connects to earlier Latin American scholars’ concerns over science and technology. Like many other academic communities, Ecuadorian STS emerged from the collision of scholarly interest, the building of new research centers, and opportunities for collaboration among undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Primarily rooted in the need to develop social technologies these studies form part of a regional movement aimed at ques…
The challenges of gig economy and Fairwork in Ecuador
The evolution of the collaborative economy depends on market-specific prerequisites, such as a consumer base with purchasing power, accessible Internet connectivity, digitised payment mechanisms and new regulatory frameworks. However, countries located in the Global South, such as Ecuador, face challenges in adapting to these requirements due to the presence of infrastructure deficiencies, shortcomings in the local financial ecosystem and regulat…
Langdon Winner’s Intellectual Trajectory and Political Engagement
In the 2020 Prague Virtual Conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Langdon Winner was awarded the society’s John D. Bernal Prize jointly with Sharon Traweek. The Bernal Prize is awarded annually to individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the field of STS. Prize recipients include founders of the field of STS, along with outstanding scholars who have devoted their careers to the understanding of the social di…
De la gestión algorítmica del trabajo a la huelga 4.0
Las tecnologías digitales están creando importantes retos para los agentes económicos y los decisores. En este contexto, las plataformas digitales se han convertido en nuevas oportunidades de trabajo y están reestructurando los mercados financieros y laborales. De la mano de esta ventana de oportunidad vienen también condiciones de precariedad e indefensión para los trabajadores, quienes deben enfrentar condiciones de trabajo volátiles, ausencia …
Autoridad política y cambio de política pública
Dentro del campo de estudio de las políticas públicas ha surgido en los últimos años un creciente interés por analizar por qué y cómo cambian estas. El objetivo de este artículo es estudiar el cambio de la política pública de agua y saneamiento en Ecuador entre los años 2008 y 2015, con la finalidad de explicar las principales causas de su transformación y sus consecuencias. Para ello, utilizamos el modelo ideacional ( Kisby, 2007) de redes de po…
Researching public policy in the making
Innovation policy in Ecuador is an exceptional case study that explores how knowledge used to inform design is socially embedded in relationships of political authority. In this case, it was possible to unfold the range of values and conflicts that policy actors confront in order to incorporate the innovation imperative to policy design. By opening the black box of policy design, we studied the formulation of the innovation policy problem from a …
Blogs, artefactos y política
como proyecto poltico y la tecnologa como formas de ordenamiento del mundo que la sociedad estabiliza. Se considera a la blogosfera poltica un espacio pblico regulado con la capacidad de ordenar y clasificar el mundo virtual por medio de dispositivos sociales, polticos y tecnolgicos. Finalmente se propone el estudio del nuevo espacio pblico virtual desde un enfoque tecno-social que d cuenta del entorno virtual como espacio formador de conductas
Los intelectuales y el espacio público. Diálogo con Roberto Follari
Americanae nace como un proyecto conjunto que surge dentro de la Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL), y que ha afrontado la Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). Esta nueva biblioteca virtual hace más accesibles los libros digitales de tema americanista a los investigadores y usuarios interesados de cualquier parte del mundo
Researching public policy in the making
Innovation policy in Ecuador is an exceptional case study that explores how knowledge used to inform design is socially embedded in relationships of political authority. In this case, it was possible to unfold the range of values and conflicts that policy actors confront in order to incorporate the innovation imperative to policy design. By opening the black box of policy design, we studied the formulation of the innovation policy problem from a …
Blogs, artefactos y política
como proyecto poltico y la tecnologa como formas de ordenamiento del mundo que la sociedad estabiliza. Se considera a la blogosfera poltica un espacio pblico regulado con la capacidad de ordenar y clasificar el mundo virtual por medio de dispositivos sociales, polticos y tecnolgicos. Finalmente se propone el estudio del nuevo espacio pblico virtual desde un enfoque tecno-social que d cuenta del entorno virtual como espacio formador de conductas
Los intelectuales y el espacio público. Diálogo con Roberto Follari
Americanae nace como un proyecto conjunto que surge dentro de la Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL), y que ha afrontado la Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID). Esta nueva biblioteca virtual hace más accesibles los libros digitales de tema americanista a los investigadores y usuarios interesados de cualquier parte del mundo
De la gestión algorítmica del trabajo a la huelga 4.0
Las tecnologías digitales están creando importantes retos para los agentes económicos y los decisores. En este contexto, las plataformas digitales se han convertido en nuevas oportunidades de trabajo y están reestructurando los mercados financieros y laborales. De la mano de esta ventana de oportunidad vienen también condiciones de precariedad e indefensión para los trabajadores, quienes deben enfrentar condiciones de trabajo volátiles, ausencia …
Autoridad política y cambio de política pública
Dentro del campo de estudio de las políticas públicas ha surgido en los últimos años un creciente interés por analizar por qué y cómo cambian estas. El objetivo de este artículo es estudiar el cambio de la política pública de agua y saneamiento en Ecuador entre los años 2008 y 2015, con la finalidad de explicar las principales causas de su transformación y sus consecuencias. Para ello, utilizamos el modelo ideacional ( Kisby, 2007) de redes de po…
Researching public policy in the making
Innovation policy in Ecuador is an exceptional case study that explores how knowledge used to inform design is socially embedded in relationships of political authority. In this case, it was possible to unfold the range of values and conflicts that policy actors confront in order to incorporate the innovation imperative to policy design. By opening the black box of policy design, we studied the formulation of the innovation policy problem from a …
Langdon Winner’s Intellectual Trajectory and Political Engagement
In the 2020 Prague Virtual Conference of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Langdon Winner was awarded the society’s John D. Bernal Prize jointly with Sharon Traweek. The Bernal Prize is awarded annually to individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the field of STS. Prize recipients include founders of the field of STS, along with outstanding scholars who have devoted their careers to the understanding of the social di…
Chakana and Thirdspace
Ecuadorian STS studies connects to earlier Latin American scholars’ concerns over science and technology. Like many other academic communities, Ecuadorian STS emerged from the collision of scholarly interest, the building of new research centers, and opportunities for collaboration among undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Primarily rooted in the need to develop social technologies these studies form part of a regional movement aimed at ques…
The challenges of gig economy and Fairwork in Ecuador
The evolution of the collaborative economy depends on market-specific prerequisites, such as a consumer base with purchasing power, accessible Internet connectivity, digitised payment mechanisms and new regulatory frameworks. However, countries located in the Global South, such as Ecuador, face challenges in adapting to these requirements due to the presence of infrastructure deficiencies, shortcomings in the local financial ecosystem and regulat…
Biometric citizenship and the digital transformation policy agenda in Latin America
Introduction to the special issue on Digital Solidarity Economies
Fairness in the Latin American platform economy
The platform economy, particularly digital labor platforms, has experienced significant growth in Latin American countries. These platforms, which facilitate specific labor relations known as platform work (Aloisi and De Stefano, 2022), have seen a substantial increase in user registrations. A survey (Alvarez et al, 2020) estimated that 16% of the population is registered on these platforms, with 9.4% reporting the provision of services through t…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Humanities (4 works) · Latin Americans (4 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works)