Group Members Goals and Research lines Our Values 

Communication Networks and Social Change (CNSC) is a research group at the TRANSIC Research Centre of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), consolidated by the AGAUR (Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants) of the Government of Catalonia (2021 SGR 01397).

Our goal is to understand the social and political configuration of network society from various perspectives, ranging from the dynamics of social inclusion and exclusion to new forms of governance, participation and political autonomy. Our research approach seeks to strengthen the links between academia, civil society and institutions, combining a strong commitment to academic standards with a dedication to projects with high social impact, such as knowledge exchange and cooperative projects. Surpassing beyond technodeterministic assumptions, we investigate how digitalisation and networks shape political, economic and social changes.

CNSC is organised into three distinct units: Digital Societies; Democracy and Technopolitics; Artificial Intelligence and Datafication, which combine their activities in different lines of research.