Eva Espinar has a degree in Sociology (1999) and a PhD from the University of Alicante (2003). She has been teaching courses on social communication and culture at the University of Alicante and the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). She has co-authored two handbooks in sociology of communication, the latest published in 2006 by the University of Alicante Press. Her publications include articles on social communication, gender studies, youth culture, migration movements, impoverishment processes, etc. Her most recent work focuses on the impact of communication technologies on the daily life of youths.

E-Mail: Eva.Espinar@ua.es