JHU-UPF Public Policy Center
@publicpolicycenter.bsky.social
The Johns Hopkins University - Universitat Pompeu Fabra Public Policy Center https://linktr.ee/publicpolicycenter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=b6de74a9-f361-41ad-a54b-5066340a972d
New paper published! Josep Mª Caroz Armayones, Carlos Declós, Joan Benach, and Mireia Julià examine how transformations in housing markets are linked to unequal living conditions and greater housing precarity. 🔗 Read the full paper here: lnkd.in/e3BARJuK
Hello! 👋 Do you know us? Do you know what we do? We are the JHU-UPF Public Policy Center from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). Learn more here: https://www.upf.edu/web/jhu-ppc/about
How can care be democratized? 💛 New publication by Angelina Kussy (BSM / JHU-UPF PPC) on Barcelona's "Care Neighbourhoods" and the Superilles Socials programme 🏘️ 📖 In "Radical Municipalism" (Bristol University Press, 2026) bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/radical-muni...
We are delighted to share that Joan Benach's led project "AI-Driven Behavioural Epidemic Models for Intervention Design" is one of the 32 funded projects. Congratulations to @publicpolicycenter.bsky.social and @politiquesupf.bsky.social! #RecercaUPF
@caixaresearch.bsky.social · 2mo ago1/ We now know the selected projects from the 2026 Health Research Call! A total of 32 projects from Spain and Portugal that will drive new solutions for the health of the future. 👇🧵 https://tinyurl.com/5n6tyat8
👏 Congratulations to Josep Mª Caroz Armayones, who defended his PhD thesis today at JHU-UPF Public Policy Center! 🎓"Living in Uncertainty: Housing Precariousness, Power, and Health in Spain (2007–2023)". #phddefence #housing #publichealth
🎓 PhD Thesis Defence by Josep Maria Caroz Armayones. Living in Uncertainty: Precarious Housing, Power, and Health in Spain. 📅 10 July 2026 🕚 11:00 📍 Sala de Graus Albert Calsamiglia (40.035), Universitat Pompeu Fabra We wish Josep Maria the very best for his defence! ✨
Proud to share that our colleague Ornella Moreno-Mattar, @nellam_mattar, from the JHU-UPF Public Policy Center will be presenting at this seminar! 🎤 📅 June 22, 2026 | 10:00–18:00h 📍 Sala Jane Addams, Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona
👉Join our colleague, Constanza Monterrubio, (DIVERSE-UPF) for an interactive workshop at #POLLEN2026 🔗 Register before June 25th: tr.ee/rmTm8bNtPf 🗓️ June 30th | 13:30–15:30h 📍 UAB-Facultat de Ciències, C5b/009
How can local time policies build more caring cities? 🕒🏙️ That is what Angelina Kussy (UPF-BSM / JHU–UPF PPC) and Lukas Heck @wuvienna.bsky.social answered in a workshop at MA Eco-Social Design @unibz.bsky.social as part of the SPATIOTEMPO consortium visit to Bolzano.
❤️Meet our co-director, Dr. Joan Benach — 11th most cited researcher in Spain, 🔬 20,500+ citations, ranked #596 in the world by D-Index. 🧵
💥"A psychologist cannot fix the distress of homelessness or poverty wages." @ferranmuntane.bsky.social told the Catalan Parliament what the research is very clear on: mental health is social, it is not just an individual problem.👈 #MentalHealth #SocialDeterminants #PublicPolicy
👇 -13% of Catalans live with a mental health disorder. -24% report emotional distress. -People die by suicide every day in Catalonia. Ferran Muntané (JHU-UPF PPC) brought these figures to the Catalan Parliament, to expand the vision on mental health awereness.
Ferran Muntané, membre del grup de recerca GREDS-EMCONET i del JHU-UPF Public Policy Center de la #UPFBarcelona, va comparèixer al Parlament de Catalunya per analitzar els determinants socials, comercials i sociopolítics que incideixen en la salut mental i les addiccions. https://ow.ly/AC7750YVuF3
#MaríaDeMaeztu El @politiquesupf.bsky.social de la #UPFBarcelona, reconegut com a unitat d’excel·lència María de Maeztu pel Ministeri de Ciència, Innovació i Universitats @sommalliance.bsky.social. Amb aquest, ja són tres els departaments de la UPF acreditats amb aquesta distinció. ℹ️ tuit.cat/8rJZg
📰 We appear on HuffPost! Ferran Muntané, from the JHU-UPF PPC, intervened on World Safety and Health at Work Day, regarding precarious work: ⚠️ It doubles the risk of poor mental health 📈 Raises suicide attempt risk by 20% 🔻 Drives 1 in 3 depression cases in the active workforce 🔍 tr.ee/P9fgbGjol8
🕐What if cities were planned around time, not just space? 🧵
📢 Balša Lubarda, a researcher from the JHU-UPF Public Policy Center presented his chapter "Not the Greatest of All Time: Environmental Scapegoating", a part of his book 📖 project on "Exclusionary Environmentalisms". 🧵
👉🏽Yesterday, on World Safety and Health at Work Day, Ferran Muntané, executive and researcher at the JHU-PPC, spoke at the Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo (INSST) conference held in Madrid. 🧵
Ahir vam viure una tarda molt especial amb el visionat del documental "La hija del no", seguit d'un debat amb la directora, Silvina Hermosa. 👏 🧵
Today is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work! 🏥 You can follow the live streaming of the INSST: “El trabajo que cambia: nuevos desafíos psicosociales", with the participation of our Executive and Research Manager, Ferran Muntané: www.youtube.com/live/eWi8N8W...
DÍA MUNDIAL DE LA #SST 2026. EL TRABAJO QUE CAMBIA: NUEVOS DESAFÍOS PSICOSOCIALES
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Avui al Auditori Mercè Rodoreda de la UPF!
JHU-UPF Public Policy Center@publicpolicycenter.bsky.social · 6mo ago🎬 La Hija del NO (2025), de Silvina Hermosa Proyección + coloquio con la directora 📅 27 abril | 16:00–18:00 📍 Auditori Mercè Rodoreda (UPF) Un potente documental sobre resistencia socioambiental en Argentina 🌱 🎟️ Entrada libre #UPF #JusticiaAmbiental #Extractivismo @ibei.org @upf.edu
🎬 La Hija del NO (2025), de Silvina Hermosa Proyección + coloquio con la directora 📅 27 abril | 16:00–18:00 📍 Auditori Mercè Rodoreda (UPF) Un potente documental sobre resistencia socioambiental en Argentina 🌱 🎟️ Entrada libre #UPF #JusticiaAmbiental #Extractivismo @ibei.org @upf.edu
Policy Dialogue #24: “How should health policies adapt to the climate crisis?” examines the challenges that climate change poses to public health.🌍 🔗 Watch it here: bit.ly/4a5wi6S
The #PolicyDialogues PD#23: “Policymaking for Housing, Health and Equity” is now available on our YouTube channel. This session advances intersectoral approaches that frame housing as a social determinant of social and health equity.🌍 🔗 Watch it here: tinyurl.com/mr35a695
📢 POLICY BRIEF: Geografías del Sacrificio Verde: Recomendaciones para revertir las desigualdades territoriales en la Transición Energética Española. Se analiza el modelo renovable en España y propone políticas para una transición más justa y equilibrada. bit.ly/4a0OtLi @upf.edu @miteco.gob.es
2025 would not have been the same without you...🤝 Thank you for your dedicated contributions to the JHU-UPF Public Policy Center! 🧑💻📝👨🔬
🌱 ¿Cómo se apropian los actores radicales del discurso ambiental? Te invitamos a escuchar la participación de @lubardab.bsky.social, investigador posdoctoral MSCA en el JHU–UPF Public Policy Center, en el podcast organizado por @revdem2020.bsky.social. ¡No te lo pierdas! 🎧 lnkd.in/dx6WwSiT
🌱 How do radical actors appropriate environmental discourse? We invite you to listen to @lubardab.bsky.social, MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow at the JHU–UPF Public Policy Center, in a podcast organised by @revdem2020.bsky.social. Don’t miss it! 🎧 lnkd.in/dx6WwSiT
