Who we are

The Center for Research in Sociolinguistics and Communication of the Universitat de Barcelona was created in 1998 (our story) under the name “University Center for Sociolinguistics and Communication” (CUSC in Catalan, an acronym that has continued to be used until the present). Its objective is to promote the study of the interrelations between language and society, facilitating collaboration between researchers from different departments and in complementary fields of study (research). CUSC’s activities include research, consulting, and development programming.

CUSC publishes two electronic journals: the journal LSC — Llengua, Societat i Comunicació, and the bulletin Apunts de Sociolingüística i Política Lingüística, published monthly. These publications place university research within the reach of greater society.

CUSC was created with the support of the established research groups Grup de Complexitat, Comunicació i Sociolingüística , Grup de Recerca en Adquisició de Llengües, and Grup d’Estudi de la Variació , and was one of the founding members of the Xarxa CRUSCAT . It forms part of the Mercator Network, gives support to the ENROPE Network, and collaborates with the European Language Council.

Constitutional Law and Political Science. Faculty of Law

• Eva Pons Parera

Sociology and Organizational Analysis. Faculty of Economics and Business

• Josep Lluís Condom Bosch
• Jaume Farràs Farràs

Sociological Theory, Legal Philosophy, and Social Science Methodology. Faculty of Economics and Business

• Xavier Martínez Celorrio

Didactics and Educational Organization. Faculty of Education

• Joan Mallart Navarra

Linguistic Services

• David Casals Andreu

Visiting researchers

2018-2019 Academic Year

• Iñaki Iurrebaso | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea  | País Basc

2017-2018 Academic Year

• Christian Münch | Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main | Alemanya

2016-2017 Academic Year

• Malaoui Athmane | Algèria

2015-2016 Academic Year

• Meriem Serhani | Université 8 mai 1945 | Algèria
• Andreia Moroni | Universidade Estadual de Campinas | Brasil
• Khadidja Belaskri | University of Saida | Algèria
• Roberto Guerra | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mèxic

2014-2015 Academic Year

• Meriem Serhani | Université 8 mai 1945 | Algèria
• Andreia Moroni | Universidade Estadual de Campinas | Brasil
• Haydee Tamara Sánchez | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México | Mèxic
• Ichiro Takayama | Rikkyo University | Japó
• Celeste Rodríguez Louro | University of Western Australia | Austràlia