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A phone of my own. Gender, religion and technology
(Ramon Llull Journal of Applied Ethics, núm. 9, 2018, 2018)The invisibility of immigrant women has a negative impact on their integration into the host society. This article examines how access to technology, particularly mobile devices, is an element that can ... -
A rethink of the EU’s strategy in the Sahel: from problematic policy-making to a new ‘transformative pragmatism’
(2024-04)The Sahel has become primordial for European interests. Up to three different strategies (2011, 2015 and 2021) have been drawn up by the EU to underpin the mechanisms and instruments needed to intervene ... -
A Scathing Indictment: How European Opinion Leaders Framed Putin’s Aggression Against Ukraine
(Journalism and media, vol. 6, núm. 3, 2025, 2025)Putin’s Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and launched a massive invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This study is predicated on framing theory, which posits that the media contribute to the creation ... -
Achieving Legitimacy Through Gender Equality Policies
(SAGE Open, Vol. 13, núm. 2, 2023, 2023)The academic literature has shown some positive effects of gender equality policies’ development on the companies’ performance. However, often companies are not promoting this type of policies. This ... -
Active audiences and journalism: Involved citizens or motivated consumers?
(Brazilian journalism research, vol. 1, núm. 1, 2015, 2015)Audience participation, in any of its forms and names (public journalism, citizen journalism, participatory journalism, UGC), appears to revitalise democracy, thanks to the opportunities for public ... -
Active audiences and social discussion on the digital public sphere. Review article
(El Profesional de la Información, vol. 28, núm. 2, 2019, 2019)In little over a decade, essential concepts in research on communication have become zombie concepts (Beck & Willms, 2004) and are no longer effective for understanding the profound transformation that ... -
Allocating Responsibility for the Damage from Deceptive PR-Materials Disseminated by the Media: A Thought Experiment
(Trípodos, núm. 42, 2018, 2018)Els professionals dels mitjans confien sovint en especialistes de relacions públiques com a font d’informació. Els periodistes utilitzen comunicats de premsa, butlletins informatius, reunions de ... -
Analysis of Emotional Responses in Political Communication: An Experimental Case of Interactive Advertising
(American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 68, núm. 1, 2023, 2023)The emotional reactions to interactive advertisements are a relatively new study object, attending the synchronous evolution of the natural interactive platforms. Interactivity has increased thanks ... -
Application of an Instrument for the Diagnosis of Knowledge and Awareness of Climate Change: A Case Study with Adolescents in Spain
(Relations. Beyond Anthropocentrism, vol. 12, núm. 2, 2025, 2025)Environmental awareness is a widely debated topic. This awareness is a general philosophy, an attitude towards life, which has gained particular importance in recent years, when the scientific community ... -
Are Brands Actually the Output of a Dialectical Process Between the Consumer and Companies?
(Trípodos, núm. 42, 2018, 2018)Developments in communication technologies are challenging classic marketing and communication paradigms, leading to the view that brands are no longer built top-down by marketing managers, but developed ... -
Are the spin doctors a figure of priority interest for public relations?
(IROCAMM - International Review Of Communication And Marketing Mix, Vol. 2, núm. 1, 2019, 2019)This research has a twofold goal: on the one hand, it describes, from a theoretical point of view, the importance of the figure and role of the spin doctors, also known as communication political advisers, ... -
Assessing the impact of echo chambers and their role in the spread of information disorders
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Authority, Religion and Media
(The Handbook of Religion and Communication / Editors Yoel Cohen, Paul A. Soukup, 2023)In the present day, the media have acquired some of the societal functions that were previously the preserve of religious organizations. This chapter explores this phenomenon by analyzing its causes, ... -
BAPNE method and Neurorehabilitation in patients with severe acquired brain injury
(2014-07)The use of body percussion through BAPNE method in neurorehabilitation offers the possibility of studying the development of motor skills, attention, coordination, memory and social interaction of ... -
Caring Leadership: The Alignment of Organizational Values and Social Media Messaging
(Journal of Media Ethics, Vol. 35, núm. 4, 2020, 2020-09-15)Social projects are based on ethical values that members defend, incorporate in their life and want to implement. Identity and mission play an important role in the transmission of values within ... -
Case study: communication and product development driving halo effect within the CPG industry
(European Public & Social Innovation Review. EPSIR, vol. 9, 2024, 2024)Introduction: Countless innovations may not succeed, yet it is crucial for companies to innovate in order to survive. Through the years, we have seen many cases of innovation failures in the Fast-Moving ... -
Catholic Ecology Mindset amongst Youth: Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum’s Impact in Higher Education
(Religions, 15(9), 2024, 2024)The climate crisis is widely regarded as the most significant challenge facing humanity in the 21st century In light of these concerns, Pope Francis announced the encyclical Laudato Si’ in 2015, which ... -
Changes in the Communication strategy of Barcelona’s digital economy in response to the COVID-19 crisis
(Trípodos, vol. 1, núm. 47, 2020, 2020)This article presents the results of a study carried out using data provided by professionals responsible for plan-ning and executing communication strategies for 30 leading companies ... -
Childhood, Violence and Television: Television Use and Childhood Perception of Violence in Television
(Tripodos, Extra, 2023, 2003)This report presents the main results attained in a study carried out in 2001 by the Violence and Television Research Group at the Blanquerna College of Communication Science dealing with the use of ... -
China in Africa: Assessing the Consequences for the Continent’s Agenda for Economic Regionalism
(Politics and Governance, vol. 10, núm. 2, 2022, 2022)Africa has become a major arena in the so-called “multiplex world.” The growing presence of China and other emerging countries on the continent in the last two decades has turned Africa into an area in ...