On 21 September 2018, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the consultancy firm Ideograma signed an agreement with the aim of promoting training, research and the dissemination of knowledge in the field of political communication and its effects on democratic systems.

The Ideograma-UPF Chair in Political Communication and Democracy is an ideal way of formalising a qualified, broad and lasting collaboration between the UPF and the Ideogram company, boosting the university's relations with its socio-economic and technological environment and increasing, with the collaboration of the company, the range of activities and research in this field of knowledge. 

The Chair represents the complementarity and coincidence of the mutual commitment between Ideograma and the UPF. It is linked to the Communication Academic Coordination Unit of Pompeu Fabra University and to the Research Group in Political Communication, Media and Democracy (POLCOM).

In order to meet its main objective, the Chair proposes the development of different initiatives for research, transfer and dissemination of the knowledge generated, trying to convey their thoughts and proposals through the organization of activities of a diverse nature aimed at both the specialized public and the general public (congresses, seminars and / or conferences; publications themselves - notebooks, monographs, etc. - and articles and interventions in the media). Downloadable document in PDF. 

 

The Chair 2021-24

The signing ceremony for the renewal of the Ideogram - UPF Chair in Political Communication and Democracy was held on December 17, 2021. Thus extending, for another 3 years, the commitment and collaboration between Pompeu Fabra University and the ideogram company.
 
Despite the current pandemic context, the important role played by the Chair in scientific production and knowledge transfer in the field of political communication was highlighted.
 
Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí, founder of ideograma, and Oriol Amat, rector of UPF, signed the agreement.


 

Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí stated that "at ideograma we are convinced of the need to improve the relationship between the professional and academic worlds. And this chair is a further step in the work we are doing in this regard".

 
Oriol Amat, rector of UPF, stated that “signing a chair is one of the good news of the year. The mission of the university is to make a positive impact on society, and we have a long way to go. Today's example, renewing a chair with a lot of knowledge transfer production, helps us to improve in this mission. "

 

During the first 3 years of activity of the Chair, the creation of a line of research focused on informative credibility, the high pace of scientific production through the publication of academic articles in the field of Communication or publishing of collaborative books written by researchers and professionals in the field of Political Communication.

 

For the period 2021-24, the pace of dissemination will continue and the commitment to the internationalization of the Chair will be increased with initiatives such as the Ideogram Chair Award.

 

Complementarity and compromise

 

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) is a public university recognised as one of the best young international universities. The UPF develops different activities of general interest such as higher education through research, teaching and study, as well as the creation, development, transmission and critique of science, technology and culture, preparation for the exercise of professional activities and the dissemination, valorisation and transfer of knowledge at the service of culture, quality of life and economic development.

 

The Research Group on Political Communication, Journalism and Democracy (POLCOM-GRP) has as its main objective the interdisciplinary study of the interactions between the political system, the media system and citizenship, and how these interactions affect the democratic culture of society.

 

 

Ideograma is a company specialising in the design of global communication strategies and the development of strategic consultancy services aimed at public administrations, companies, non-profit organisations and public and private institutions. In the development of his professional task, his sensitivity to promote the general interest and the common good is evident, using the transforming capacities of public communication.

With a trajectory of more than 30 years of experience, it has been characterized for being a consultancy specialized in advising in public communication with a global and transversal vision that contemplates its political, social and institutional dimension.   

"In ideograma we are committed to training and research. In addition to organizing our own events linked to our topics of interest, we have a strong connection in this area that translates, on the one hand, that most of the members of the team are professors in different universities that offer masters and postgraduate related to politics, communication, sociology or network society".