Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Inequality cannot be represented by a single number, but by patterns of distinct qualities that, when combined, can represent unique processes. Want to know more? Article hot off the press: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Can inequality be characterised by qualitatively different structures? Yes. Here, in this article about the Geostructures of Inequality, together with my colleague Francesc Martori Adrian, we explore some interesting results for the HDI. The full paper: rdcu.be/fjtdYrdcu.beMapping HDI’s Geostructures of Inequality: A Poset Analysis 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Aporophobia is everywhere! The discrimination of human beings for being considered poor is as corrosive to society as other forms of discrimination. Want to change this reality? Join us for the next international conference in Barcelona. CFP deadline 31 of May. 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 01/04/2026why do silver medalists often feel that they fail while their bronze-medaling counterparts feel a measure of success? what reframing failure has to do with innovation? @IQSbarcelona 9 April at 11am 000
Reposted by Flavio ComimImogen Tyler @imogentyler.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Learning from the Luddites “A still-underappreciated truism of our technological moment is that there is great solidarity to be found in refusing a technology—AI, mostly—that is used to exploit or replace a worker” www.bostonreview.net/forum/the-ai...bostonreview.netLearning from the LudditesThe key to an alternative is building a movement. 0128
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 30/03/2026"If you are not failing, you are not journeying into new territory". Prof Amy Edmondson (Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School). She will be with us in the last IQS-Harvard Talks on 9 April at 11am. Interested? Registration is free but places are limited. lnkd.in/e5Epf-ha 110
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Professor Mina Cikara is already in Barcelona for her talk at IQS Barcelona on this coming Tuesday 17 March at 11am. If you wish to know something about her life and work, a good introduction could be The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com/image/2023/9...thecrimson.comMina Cikara Portrait | Magazine | The Harvard CrimsonMina Cikara is a Psychology professor that studies discrimination, conflict, and harm using social psychological and cognitive neuroscience approaches. 000
Reposted by Flavio ComimFlavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 10/03/2026aporophobia26.iqs.url.edu/en/home-engl... now open 001
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 04/03/2026there is a certain feeling that technology is unavoidable in the air.... 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Although Mina Cikara is primarily a social psychologist whose work centers on intergroup processes, empathy, bias, and social neuroscience, her research has been widely taken up in behavioral economics, management, organizational behavior, marketing, and political economy. 110
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 23/02/2026iqs.edu/en/iqs/news/...iqs.eduSeven things you may not know about Antoni Gaudí | IQSEntérate de Seven things you may not know about Antoni Gaudí. Descubre las últimas noticias y eventos importantes en IQS Barcelona. 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 23/02/2026A short article with some reflections about Gaudí's life and work, which for me are very inspiring iqs.edu/ca/iqs/notic... iqs.edu/en/iqs/news/... iqs.edu/es/iqs/notic...iqs.eduSet coses que potser no saps sobre Antoni Gaudí | IQSEntérate de Set coses que potser no saps sobre Antoni Gaudí. Descubre las últimas noticias y eventos importantes en IQS Barcelona. 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 20/02/2026“Truly worthwhile things aren’t done for the sake of compensation” Antoni Gaudí 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 16/02/2026If you are in Barcelona, this is a must! We will welcome the author of Gaudí's most amazing biography, Mn. Armand Puig, for a conversation about Gaudí's life and work. We will talk about Gaudí's ideas about sustainability, innovation, management and religiosity, among others. iqs.edu/es/iqs/agend... 000
Reposted by Flavio ComimAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/02/2026AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver." 677240797243
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Aporophobia, explained by Adela Cortina www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZODP...youtube.comAporofobia, el miedo a las personas pobres | Adela Cortina | TEDxUPValènciaYouTube video by TEDx Talks 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Wish to know more about the new Master in Applied International Development? A short video explains all! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cp6...youtube.comMaster’s Degree in Applied International Development | IQSYouTube video by IQS Barcelona 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 29/01/2026in addition to scholarships, have I mentioned that we will have internships to the best students and fieldwork in the global south? 000
Reposted by Flavio ComimAcción en Red Madrid @accionenredmadrid.bsky.social · 07/01/2026"Muere un hombre sin hogar en Barcelona en ola de frío..." Han muerto de frío, sí. Pero también y sobre todo, de abandono institucional, de falta de recursos adecuados, dignos y suficientes. De insolidaridad y aporofobia. Porque no mata el frío, #MataLaCalle #NadieSinHogar #PersonasSinHogareldiario.esMuere un hombre sin hogar en Barcelona en ola de frío, el segundo en Catalunya en 24 horasEs la segunda víctima mortal de las bajas temperaturas, después de un hombre que pernoctaba en un párquing de Badalona 23327
Reposted by Flavio ComimHuman Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 07/01/20262/2 Whether you’re working on #sustainability, climate justice, equitable wellbeing, or the #CapabilityApproach, this group is your platform for collaboration. Join a global community shaping research and dialogue on sustainable human development. 🌱🤝 🔗 hd-ca.org/thematic_gro... #HumanDevelopmenthd-ca.orgHDCA - The Human Development and Capability Association 011
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 27/01/2026scary: the logic is that editors will start using AI as well and stop reading the papers they are expected to assess. Is this the final end of peer review? (the Economist has actually talked about that recently) 010
Reposted by Flavio ComimHuman Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Deadline approaching!🚨 Applications are open for the HDCA #MentorshipProgram🎓✨ Are you an early-career researcher or practitioner using the #CapabilityApproach? Get paired with advanced scholars for mentorship, guidance, and collaboration. 📝 Apply: shorturl.at/cUru6 ⏰ Deadline: 25 Jan 2026shorturl.at 111
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Interested in spending a year in Barcelona studying international development? We have put together a program focused on applied development. That is: rather than spending too much time discussing theory, we are going to prepare students to work in development for bigger international companies 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Would you like to know more about engineering cooperation? iqs.tfaforms.net/f/2nd-lectur... 030
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Next talk on 12 Nov at IQS. It will be about one of the most challenging aspects of our times: cooperation. But we will not merely lament. We will search for solutions, w/ one of the most distinguished Harvard Scholars of our times, Prof Joshua Greene. Interested? iqs.tfaforms.net/f/2nd-lectur... 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 21/10/2025We will close registrations this Wed 22 Oct, 12 noon Barcelona time. 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 21/10/2025We are excited to host the third International Conference on Aporophobia this Thursday and Friday. For the first time, all sessions will be held online, making it easier for participants around the world to join. 111
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Want to see the full conference program? aporophobia.iqs.url.edu/en/node/1054 Registration is free but necessary. This year the emphasis is on the notion of stigma. There will also be a conversation with Professor Adela Cortina. 010
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 20/10/2025new videos are being included, as we speak, they cover several interdisciplinary debates on social policy, inequality, poverty... 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Check the new videos of the presentations that will be given at the 3rd international Aporophobia Conference this week. It will be online. It is free. www.youtube.com/@Aporophobia... 010
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 19/10/2025It is this week! It is online, it is free! You can even participate in the final pre-conference sessions of the reading groups! aporophobia.iqs.url.edu/en/node/1007 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 14/09/2025this is mostly for people who are in Barcelona, but we are going to record the talks and hope to make them available later in the year 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 14/09/2025hobbyist research......how do they actually define that? because research takes most of academics' leisure time...... 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 12/09/2025IQS-Harvard Talks is a public lecture series featuring renowned Harvard scholars on topics related to human relations. Attendance is free, but registration is needed due to limited seating. The series kicks off w/ a talk by Prof Claudia Goldin, registr is now open. iqs.tfaforms.net/f/1st-lectur... 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 18/07/2025final reminder aporophobia.iqs.url.edu/en/node/453 This will be a different congress with reading groups and possibilities of collaboration for researchers doing work related to aporophobia and social policy 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Can we really talk about any social policy concerning poverty or inequality without talking about how haves reject the have-nots? 020
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 08/06/2025passing through Paris on my way to Seoul, where I will be assessing a business school for AACSB 010
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 08/06/2025A proper discussion about toxic masculinity and political participation is necessary. Could this be a beginning? www.cnn.com/2025/06/07/u...cnn.comDemocrats set out to study male voters with ‘Sam Project’ | CNNIlyse Hogue, co-founder of Speaking with American Men Project, argues that men support progressive policies but feel abandoned by the Democratic Party. 000
Flavio Comim @fcomim.bsky.social · 04/06/2025This is going to be a totally different conference, with reading groups, virtual communities and the purpose of building a global network to fight against aporophobia (rejection of the poor) aporophobia.iqs.url.edu/es/node/453 021
