Communication studies research within Spanish universities spanning the years 2007 to 2014

Authors

  • Carmen Caffarel-Serra El profesional de la información
  • Félix Ortega-Mohedano
  • Juan-Antonio Gaitán-Moya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2017.mar.08

Keywords:

Communication studies, Research in communication, University, Doctoral research, Research and innovation projects, Research methods, Spain.

Abstract

This article presents the results of a national research project, MapCom: "The research structure on the social practices of Communication in Spain. Map of projects, groups, lines, objects of study and methods." (Reference code CSO2013-47933- C4-1P). This project was funded by the Research Excellence Program at the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness in Spain, spanning the period of 2013 to 2016. We present the results obtained in Area I (Center) using a representative sample of doctoral theses and of all Spanish research projects in the areas of social sciences and humanities whose object of study comprised any socially relevant dimension of the practices of "Communication" between the 1st of January 2007 to the 31st of October 2014, undertaken within Spanish universities. We contextualize by using a comparative analysis of research in social sciences and humanities in Spain. The analysis concludes with the finding of similarities between the objects of study, but also of the differences between the investigations´ objectives when we compare doctoral theses and R&D projects.

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Published

2017-03-24

How to Cite

Caffarel-Serra, C., Ortega-Mohedano, F., & Gaitán-Moya, J.-A. (2017). Communication studies research within Spanish universities spanning the years 2007 to 2014. Profesional De La información, 26(2), 218–227. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2017.mar.08

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2017): í‰tica, investigación y comunicación

Section

Research articles

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