Oriol Romaní Alfonso
Oriol Romaní holds a doctorate in History (Cultural Anthropology) from the University of Barcelona (1982). He lectures in Social Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology, Philosophy and Social Work (of which he was the director between 2001-2004) of the Rovira i Virgili University (URV). He is the coordinator of the Official Master’s Degree in Medical Anthropology and International Health during the first two years (2006 - 2008) and a member of the steering committee of the Inter-University Master’s Degree in Youth and Society since the beginning (2008-09). He also teaches on the International Master’s Degree Penal System and Social Problems (Criminal Law Department, University of Barcelona and University of La Plata, Argentina). He was one of the pioneers in Spain of the biographical methodology and the study of youth groups and drug use. As well as his research and studies on health and drugs (Medical Anthropology), many of them of an applied nature, he has also worked on youth cultures, and different aspects of social exclusion (Urban Anthropology).
- He has worked with private (IRES, GENUS, FAD, etc.) and public institutions (PNSD, OTDGC, local councils, etc.) particularly on issues of drugs and exclusion. He has acted as consultant for the European Union on Latin-American issues in various programs (Training Professionals "Southern Cone" 1994-96; Cities and Drugs URB-AL, 1997-2000, etc.).
- He is a member of the Board of GRUP IGIA (which he currently chairs), an interdisciplinary group of professionals who study and intervene in the field of drug addiction and health.
- Among his main publications, of particular note are A tumba abierta. Autobiografía de un grifota. Barcelona, Anagrama (1st ed. 1983, 2nd ed. 1986 A tumba abierta_p_1.pdf A tumba abierta_p_2.pdf), Las drogas. Sueños y razones (1st ed. 1999, 2nd ed. 2004 ORIOL ROMANI Las drogas S y R.pdf) and together with Jaume Funes Dejar la Heroína. Vivencias, contenidos y circunstancias de los procesos de recuperación (Funes, Jaume and Romaní, Oriol, 1985, Madrid: Cruz Roja Española Romani_Funes_DH.pdf).
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Lines of research
- General lines: Medical Anthropology, Urban Anthropology, Anthropology of the Young
- Technical and methodological profile: qualitative techniques, life stories, RAP
- Basic lines of research: drug use, youth cultures, processes of social exclusion
- Supplementary lines of research: neoliberal globalization and social change, transnational migrations and young people, young people and health
- Geographical areas of interest: Iberian Peninsula, Latin America
Papers in journals
Romani Alfonso, O. (2008). “Políticas de drogas: prevención, participación y reducción del daño”, in: Salud Colectiva, 4(3):301-318, Buenos Aires. ISSN: 1669-2381. Key words: Drogas ilícitas / Políticas públicas de salud / Reducción del daño / Antropologia / Abuso de sustancias por vía intravenosa. Link
Romani Alfonso, O. (2007). “Las drogas legales en España: un aspecto del consumo en un país de 'nuevos ricos', in: Contrastes, 50:45-53, Valencia. ISSN: 971139568006. Key words: Drogas / Consumos. link. Link to Journal
Romani Alfonso, O.; Serapioni, M.(2006). “Potencialidades e desafios da participação em instâncias colegiadas dos sistemas de saúde: os casos de Itália, Inglaterra e Brasil”, in: Cadernos de Saúde Pública. Reports in Public Health, 22(11): 2411-2421. ISSN: 0102-311X. Permanent link.
Romani Alfonso, O. (2005). Director del monogràfic sobre 'Uso de drogas y drogodependencias', Humanitas, 5, Barcelona ISSN: 1697-1663. Permanent link. Link to journal
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Books
- Romaní, Oriol (coord.); Planas, Anna; Feixa, Carles; Trilla, Jaume; Saura, Joan R.; Casal, Joaquím; Figueras, Mònica i Soler, Pere (eds) (2010) Jóvenes y riesgos ¿Unas relaciones ineludibles?. Barcelona: Edicions Bellaterra. ISBN: 978-84-7290-521-4. Link.
- DD.AA. (2008). La infancia en cifras (2). Madrid.Link
- Romani Alfonso, O. (2008). La salut dels joves a Catalunya. Un estudi exploratori, in: e-Quadrens, Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de la Presidència.Whole text
Book chapters
- Romaní, Oriol, Feixa, Carles and Latorre, Andrea (2012) "Being heard or being seen" in: Fangen, Katrine; Johansson, Thomas and Hammarén, Nils(ed) Belonging in Europe. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Romaní Alfonso, Oriol (2011) "La epidemiología sociocultural en el campo de las drogas: contextos, sujetos y sustancias" In: Jesus Armando Haro (Org.) Epidemiología sociocultural. Un diálogo en torno a su sentido, métodos y alcances. Pp. 89-113. Link.
- Feixa, C.; Romaní, O.;Hakim, N.; Latorre Reolon, A.; Porzio, L. and Rodríguez, A. (2010): "Spain: Irregular Lives in the Southern Rim of Europe". In: Fangen, K.; Fossan, K.;, Mohn, F.A.(eds) Inclusion and exclusion of young adult migrants in Europe, Norway: University of Oslo. ISBN: 978-1-4094-0420-0. Key Words:immigrants/ cultural assimilation / Europe. Link.
- Feixa, C & Romaní, O. (2010) "Catalan kings versus Global kings. Riflessioni sulla glocalizzazione degli imaginari culturalli", in: VV.AA. Atlantico Latino: gang giovanili e cultura transnazionali, Roma:Carocci Editore, pp. 73-83. ISBN: 978-88-430-5298-1. Paraules clau: juventud / bandas juveniles / transnacionalismo / migraciones internacionales. Link.
- Romaní, O. & Ilundain, E. (2010) "Profesar en drogodependencias", in: Martorell, M.A.; Comelles, J.M. & Bernal, M (eds) Antropologia y enfermería, Tarragona: URV, pp. 166-176. ISBN: 978-8424-692-7266. Paraules clau: drogas / reducción de daños / profesión / militancia / estado del bienestar. Link.
- Romaní Alfonso, O. & Ilundain, E. (2009). "Profesionales y militantes: el ejercicio de la reducción de daños relacionados con el uso de drogas", in: Laespada, Mª T., Iraurgi, I (eds.) Reducción de daños. Lo aprendido de la heroína. Bilbao: Universidad de Deusto. pp. 37-47. ISBN: 978-84-9830-215-8. Paraules Clau: drogas/ reducción de daños/ profesión / militancia / Estado de Bienestar. Link.
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