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Miguel Fernando Oliva
Miguel Fernando Oliva, Argentine sociologist
Born (1965-02-12) February 12, 1965 (age 60)
Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires, National University of Tres de Febrero
Occupation(s)Sociologist, university professor, researcher, writer, musician

Miguel Fernando Oliva (born 12 February 1965) is an Argentine sociologist, university professor and researcher. He has developed his academic activity in national and regional universities, focusing on methodology of social sciences, social network analysis (SNA), applied statistics, tourism studies, and research on poverty and labor markets. He is the author and co-author of several books and chapters on social research methods and has participated in teaching and outreach projects related to tourism, public opinion, and social measurement.[1] [2]

Education

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Oliva earned a degree in Sociology from the University of Buenos Aires (1992), a Master of Public Administration (UBA–INAP, 1995), and a PhD in Social Sciences (UBA, 2017).[3]

Career

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He has been a professor, researcher, and academic director at several institutions:

  • National University of Tres de Febrero (UNTREF): Associate Professor and researcher since 1998; Director of the Tourism Program (since 2020); member of the Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (CIEA) at the National University of Tres de Febrero.[4]
  • Professor of Statistics and Data Science (UNTREF); Academic Advisor in the Master’s in Generation and Analysis of Statistical Information (UNTREF–INDEC, 2002–2017).
  • Director of the Tourism undergraduate program at the National University of Tres de Febrero (UNTREF).[5]
  • Professor in the Master’s Program in Methodology of Social Research at the University of Bologna (Buenos Aires campus, 2002–present).
  • Professor in the sociology undergraduate program at UBA (Universidad de Buenos Aires).
  • Professor at the PHD Program at UBA (Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales).
  • Faculty member at CEIA–FLACSO (Public Opinion, since 2002).
  • Taught postgraduate courses at the National University of San Martín (Tourism Economics and Development) and the National University of Mar del Plata (Sustainable Tourism Development).
  • Conducted training courses on data analysis in Ecuador (University of Cuenca), Nicaragua (Ministry of Education), and Costa Rica (University of Costa Rica). Participated as a technical tourism delegate at meetings of the OECD (Paris), UNWTO (Madrid), and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) (New York).
  • Former Technical Advisor at Argentina’s Ministry of Tourism; Manager of Evaluation at SIEMPRO–SISFAM; Director of Public Opinion Projects. Former representative at the International Consortium for Political and Social Science Research.
  • Member of professional networks such as REDMET (Latin American Network of Social Science Methodology), ISA (International Sociological Association), and the Argentine Statistical Society.

Since 2021, he has served as President of the Association of Sociologists of the Argentine Republic (ASRA).[6]

Works

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Books

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  • Investigación social para el análisis del turismo. Buenos Aires: Editorial Ugerman, 2017. ISBN 978-987-9468-56-2.
  • La vida en redes. Análisis de redes sociales para la investigación social. UNTREF–CIEA–NEOMEDIALAB, 2019. ISBN 978-987-4151-56-8.[7]
  • Los desafíos del análisis del tiempo en Ciencias Sociales. Teseo/FSoc-UBA, 2018. ISBN 978-950-291-750-4.[8]
  • Investigación social para el análisis de la opinión pública y el comportamiento electoral (with C. F. De Angelis). Editorial Antigua, 2013. ISBN 978-987-28949-8-6.[9]
  • Aplicaciones de Software Estadístico (with L. Pérez Candevra). Editorial UNTREF, 2010. ISBN 978-987-1172-60-3.[10]

Selected chapters and articles

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  • ARS y sistemas sociales: enfoques interdisciplinarios para el análisis de la estructura social (with N. Chuchco), Interdisciplina, 9(23), 2021, 57–82, México. doi:10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2021.23.77346.[11]
  • Music Based Assessment for Cognitive Functions (with C. Pfeiffer and S. Hanser), Journal of Music Therapy, 58(4), 2021, 408–436, Oxford, England. doi:10.1093/jmt/thab011.[12]
  • Application of social network analysis (SNA)…, Awari, 3, 2023, 1–13, Brazil. doi:10.47909/awari.157.[13]
  • Movilidad ocupacional… 2018–2020, in La sociedad argentina en la pospandemia. Siglo XXI / CLACSO, 2022.[14]
  • Preface to Redes, vistas panorámicas, by Mario Lucas Kietkitt. Imaginante, 2024, Argentina. ISBN 9786316578266.[15]
  • Políticas sociales e investigación social, Argentina. ISSN 1667-586X [16]
  • El empleo en el sector turismo en Argentina. 2008. Turismo y desarrollo, crecimiento y pobreza. Burne & Dachary (Eds.), (187-206), México, ISBN 978-970-27-1441-5 [17]
  • La medición del buen gobierno desde un enfoque reticular: aplicación del ARS al estudio de los Worldwide Governance Indicators para países Sudamericanos (1996-2018). N. Chuchco y M. Oliva, España, ISBN: 978-84-7476-906-7[18]
  • Oliva, M., Jacovkis, P. et al. (2020). La pandemia desnuda nuestros problemas más estructurales: un análisis de los impactos del COVID-19 en el mercado de trabajo argentino Trabajo y Sociedad. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. ISSN 1514‐6871[19]
  • Social structuring and social network analysis (SNA): religion and the God node, https://doi.org/10.47909/awari.73.[20]

Artistic activity

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Oliva participated as co-author of the album Soto: homenaje a la Patagonia Rebelde (with Miguel Cantilo and Mariano Díaz).[21] The project received local media coverage and interviews.[22]

Honors

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  • Postdoctoral Short-Term Fellowship, Fundación Carolina (2026).
  • Doctorar Fellowship, Ministry of Education (2012).
  • Fundación Bemberg Research Award (1996).
  • Scientific-Technological Research Awards, University of Buenos Aires (1994 and 1995).

Public engagement

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He has participated in interviews and round tables on methodology, surveys, and sociology.[23][24][25][26]

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References

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  1. ^ Oliva, Miguel (2018). Los desafíos del análisis del tiempo en Ciencias Sociales. Teseo / Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (UBA). ISBN 978-950-29-1750-4. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  2. ^ "Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios UNTREF". Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios UNTREF. 2016.
  3. ^ Oliva, Miguel (2018). Los desafíos del análisis del tiempo en Ciencias Sociales. ISBN 978-950-29-1750-4. Retrieved 2025-10-10. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "CIEA". CIEA UNTREF. UNTREF. 2014. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  5. ^ Oliva, Miguel (2010). "Licenciatura turismo UNTREF". Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF). Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  6. ^ "Asociación de Sociólogos de la República Argentina". ASRA. 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  7. ^ Oliva, Miguel; German Silva; Nicolas Chuchco (2019). La vida en redes. Análisis de redes sociales para la investigación social. UNTREF – CIEA – NEOMEDIALAB. ISBN 978-987-4151-56-8.
  8. ^ Oliva, Miguel (2018). Los desafíos del análisis del tiempo en Ciencias Sociales. ISBN 978-950-29-1750-4. Retrieved 2025-10-10. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Oliva, Miguel; C. F. De Angelis (2013). Investigación social para el análisis de la opinión pública y el comportamiento electoral. Editorial Antigua. ISBN 978-987-28949-8-6. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  10. ^ Oliva, Miguel; Leonardo Perez Candebra (2010). Aplicaciones de Software Estadístico. EDUNTREF. ISBN 978-987-1172-60-3. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  11. ^ Oliva, Miguel; Nicolás Chuchco (2021). "ARS y sistemas sociales: enfoques interdisciplinarios para el análisis de la estructura social". Interdisciplina. 9 (23): 57–82. doi:10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2021.23.77346. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  12. ^ Pfeiffer, Camila; Miguel Oliva; Suzanne Hanser (2021). "Music Based Assessment for Cognitive Functions for Spanish-Speaking Adults with Acquired Brain Injury (ECMUS)". Journal of Music Therapy. 58 (4): 408–436. doi:10.1093/jmt/thab011 (inactive 11 October 2025). Retrieved 2025-10-10.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2025 (link)
  13. ^ Oliva, Miguel; Emilio Silva Sandes; Sebastián Romero (2023). "Application of social network analysis to the institutional relations of the Higher Education System in the Rivera–Livramento region". Awari. 3: 1–13. doi:10.47909/awari.157. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  14. ^ "La sociedad argentina en la pospandemia" (PDF). CLACSO. 2022. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  15. ^ "Redes, vistas panorámicas". Editorial Imaginante. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  16. ^ "Observatorio social" (PDF). Revista del Observatorio Social. 2006. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  17. ^ "Turismo y desarrollo, crecimiento y pobreza. En Burne & Dachary (Eds.), Turismo y Desarrollo (p. 187-206)" (PDF). México: Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de la Costa. 2008. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  18. ^ "Oliva. M.; Chuchco, N. (2024). Redes Sociales: teoría, métodos y aplicaciones en América Latina, Francisca Ortiz y Alejandro Espinosa (eds.) Madrid, 2023" (PDF). CIS España. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  19. ^ "La pandemia desnuda nuestros problemas más estructurales: un análisis de los impactos del COVID-19 en el mercado de trabajo argentino Trabajo y Sociedad, Sociología del trabajo- (Caicyt-Conicet), Nº36, Vol. XXII, Verano 2021, Santiago del Estero, Argentina ISSN 1514-6871" (PDF). Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Argentina, Facultad de Humanidades, Ciencias Sociales y de la Salud. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  20. ^ Oliva, Miguel (2019). "Social structuring and social network analysis (SNA): religion and the God node". ResearchGate. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF) / CIEA. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  21. ^ "Soto: homenaje a la Patagonia Rebelde". Spotify. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  22. ^ "Miguel Oliva on the album "Soto"". El Diario Nuevo Día. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  23. ^ "Encuesta Nacional 2024 para Sociólogos/as de Argentina". YouTube. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  24. ^ "La confiabilidad de las encuestas en contextos electorales". YouTube. 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  25. ^ "Entrevista Universidad de Villa María". Universidad de Villa María. 2018. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  26. ^ "Miguel Oliva: "Muchos políticos quieren reducir el índice de pobreza y no la pobreza"". La Tecla. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-10.