CUATRO DÉCADAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN COMUNICATIVA EN ESPAÑA. LOS PROCESOS DE INSTITUCIONALIZACIÓN Y DE PROFESIONALIZACIÓN DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN (1971-2015)

Abstract

A scientific discipline is defined by its institutional context and intellectual organization of field research. The purpose of this paper is to describe the first element that defines the formation of a disciplinary field in Social Scienes: the institutional context. In this case the formation process of the scientific community, institutionalization and professionalization that have shaped the Spanish communication research from 1971 to the present day will be observed. The Spanish communication research has been studied on numerous occasions and in very different periods but mostly has been studied his scientific, theoretical and methodological frameworks and research topics of greater presence. However, are the institutional and professional aspects that make up the elements that design an academic and research model developed in each university system. Communication research is fully consolidated in Spain, it has developed a model that has similarities but also distinctive features compared to neighboring countries. Without knowing these traits will be difficult to respond to the extraordinary challenge raised in recent years and that must be resolved so inescapable: internationalization.