Academic Activities
The Institute of North American Studies Foundation wishes to encourage the study of different spheres of culture, history and politics of the United States of America, promoting the city of Barcelona as a relevant meeting place and a space for the reflection and debate of North American studies, attracting the best experts and international academics.
Barcelona Institute of International Studies / IBEI - IEN
In September 2020, the Institute of North American Studies (IEN) and the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI) began a study program on American policy and international security modeled on the pattern of the best European study programs on America in this sector.
Communication and Politics in the United States / Blanquerna - IEN
The emergence of new communication channels has had an enormous impact on the connections between politics, means of communication and social changes in the world. The IEN is interested in fostering the study of this impact on the United States of America, and in examining the changes and transformations in the public sphere and democracy in the USA caused by these new communication channels.
