1 IVÁN MEDINA IBORRA () PhD Candidate in

IVÁN MEDINA IBORRA
(ivan.medina@uab.cat)
PhD Candidate in Political Science
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Academic CV - English version
Contact details:
Postal address:
Departamento de Ciencia Política y Derecho Público
Facultad de Ciencia Política y Sociología
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Edifici B, Campus UAB
08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
Office: B3-113
Phone number: +34 93-3513448
Education:
I hold a degree in Political Science and Public Administration (2006) from the Autonomous University of
Barcelona. I am currently a Doctoral Candidate at the Department of Political Science and Public Law,
Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
Research:
Research interests:
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Business and Politics (Business associations, Patterns of interest intermediation, Social Pacts).
Territorial Politics (Regionalism, Multi-level governance, Regional dynamics).
Interest groups (Religious interest groups, Think tanks, Collective Action Theory).
Social Network Analysis, Elite Methods and Qualitative Methodology applied to Political Science.
Research projects:
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“Grup de Recerca sobre Elits i Partits Polítics (GREP)”. Leading researcher: Dr. Montserrat Baras.
Departament d’Innovació, Universitats i Empreses, Generalitat de Catalunya, Ref. 2009 SGR 1290
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“Las organizaciones empresariales y los intereses regionales: un estudio comparativo de seis
regiones europeas”. Leading researcher: Prof. Joaquim M. Molins. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación,
Gobierno de España. Ref. CSO2009-13647, 2010-2012
Teaching:
Teaching assistant in the following subjects:
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2010-2011: “Spanish Politics”; “Public Management and Policy Analysis”
2009-2010: “Interest Groups and Social Movements”; “Spanish Politics”
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2008-2009: “Interest Groups and Social Movements”; “Political Behaviour”; “Political Science”;
“Spanish Politics”
2007-2008: “Interest Groups and Social Movements”; “Public Administration”
Grants and Funding:
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Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (2007-2011). Department of Political Science and Public Law. Autonomous
University of Barcelona
2009 Mobility Fund for Research Visits. Autonomous University of Barcelona (Research Stay at the
University of Granada)
2010 Mobility Fund for Research Visits. Autonomous University of Barcelona (Research Stay at the
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom)
2010 Mobility Fund for Research Visits. Doctoral Program in Political Science, Autonomous University
of Barcelona (Research Stay at the University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom)
ECPR Mobility Fund for Attending the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops. University of Munster.
Doctoral Program in Political Science (UAB) for Attending the European Sociological Association MidTerm Conference. University of Parma.
Conference papers:
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Güell, C., J.P. Plaza, I. Medina and J.M. Molins (2011) “Does regionalism prove to be an advantage
for woman’s equality? The presence of women in business associations in Spain”, X Congreso de la
Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración, Universidad de Murcia, September
2011
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Nonell, R., I. Medina and J.M. Molins (2011) “Social Pacts and Actors: A comparative analysis of
institutional differences throughout Europe”. Industrial Relations in Europe Conference (IREC),
Barcelona (Spain), September 2011
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Nonell, R., I. Medina and J.M. Molins (2011) “Social Pacts and Social Partners: A comparative
analysis of institutional differences throughout Europe”. ESA 10th Conference, Geneva (Switzerland),
September 2011
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Nonell, R., I. Medina and J.M. Molins (2011) “Los actores sociales y su respuesta concertada ante la
crisis económica actual. Diferencias institucionales entre varios países europeos”. SASE 23rd Annual
Conference, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid (Spain), June 2011
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Güell, C., J.P. Plaza I. Medina and J.M. Molins (2011) “Does regionalism prove to be an advantage
for woman’s equality? The presence of women in business associations in Spain”, ECPR Joint
Sessions of Workshops, University of Saint Gallen (Switzerland), April 2011
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Medina, I. (2011) “The adaptation of employers’ associations to regionalism in the UK and Spain”,
61st Political Studies Association Annual Conference: “Transforming Politics: New Synergies”, Panel
title: “British and Comparative Territorial Politics”, Workshop on “Intergovernmental Relations and
Multi-level Governance”, Novotel London West, London (England) April 2011
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Molins, J.M., I. Medina and J.P. Plaza (2011) “The importance of regions for the organization of the
economic elite in Britain and Spain”, IPSA/ECPR Joint Conference, University of Sao Paolo (Brazil),
February 2011
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Peña-Ramos, J.A. and I. Medina (2011) “Seguridad, inmigración y crisis en la agenda política
catalana en el contexto de las Elecciones al Parlamento de Cataluña de 2010”, I Congreso
Internacional sobre Migraciones en Andalucía, Granada (Spain), February 2011
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Medina, I. and D.S.A. Guttormsen (2010) “Who Thinks for Me? Think Tanks’ Visibility and Activity in
Contemporary Britain”. PSA Graduate Network Conference, University of Oxford (England),
December 2010
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Peña-Ramos, J.A. and I. Medina (2010) “Being Muslim in Spain: the determinants of the influence
capacity of Muslim Religious Interest Groups”, 3rd ECPR Graduate Conference, Dublin City University
(Ireland), August 2010
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Nonell, R.; I. Medina and J.M. Molins (2010) “Social pacts as an instrument for the institutionalization
of social actors in Spain. The case of employers associations”, European Sociological Association.
RN 17 Industrial relations, Labour Market Institutions and Employment; ISA RC10 Participation,
Organizational Democracy and Self-Management, University of Parma (Italy), April 2010
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Molins, J.M; I. Medina; J.P. Plaza and R. Nonell (2010) “BIAs differentiation and the representation
of business interests: a study on member circulation among Business associations in Catalonia”,
ECPR 2010 Joint Sessions of Workshops (Network Governance and the Governance of Networks:
Social Network Analysis in Political Science), University of Münster (Germany), March 2010
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Medina, I. (2009) “¿Las organizaciones empresariales impulsan o bloquean la regionalización del
Estado?”, IX Congreso de la Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración,
Universidad de Málaga (Spain), September 2009
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Medina, I. (2008) “Rethinking the role of Business Associations in the current region-building process:
the Catalan case”, 2nd ECPR Graduate Conference, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain),
August 2008
Workshops’ coordination in Conferences:
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Grupos de Interés y Proceso Político: formación, estrategias y dinámicas, (with J.A. Peña Ramos), X
Congreso de la Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración, Universidad de
Murcia (Spain), September 2011
Academic seminars and Workshops:
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Medina, I. (2011) “The territorial logic of business associations in Spain and the United Kingdom”.
Doctoral Research Seminar, Department of Political Science and Public Law, Autonomous University
of Barcelona, March 2011.
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Medina, I. and J.P. Plaza (2010) “Las elites económicas y las organizaciones empresariales
andaluzas en perspectiva comparada”, Taller: “Elites en Andalucía en el Siglo XXI”, Centro de
Estudios Andaluces, Sevilla, November 2010
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VII Seminario de Doctorandos de la AECPA, Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la
Administración, Universidad Complutense, Madrid. 8 - 9 July 2010
Publications:
Articles:
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Medina, I. and J.A. Peña-Ramos (2011) “Musulmanes y política: las comunidades islámicas como
grupos de interés”, Política y Sociedad (under revision)
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Peña-Ramos, J.A. and I. Medina (2011) “Interpreting Muslim Religious Interest Groups in Spain:
frames, organisation, and influence”, U.S. – China Public Administration 8(4):387-400
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Molins, J.M.; R. Nonell; C. Güell and I. Medina (2010) “Business associations facing regionalism”.
Pôle Sud. Revue de science politique de l'Europe méridionale, 33: 83-101
Book Chapers:
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Molins, J.M. and I. Medina (2011) “Intereses económicos y gobernanza regional”, in A. Sevilla (ed.)
Las élites en la Andalucía del s. XXI. Sevilla: Centro de Estudios Andaluces (forthcoming)
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Medina, I. and J.P. Plaza (2011) “Las élites económicas y las organizaciones empresariales
andaluzas en perspectiva comparada”, in A. Sevilla (ed.) Las élites en la Andalucía del s. XXI. Sevilla:
Centro de Estudios Andaluces (forthcoming)
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Nonell, R. I. Medina and J.M. Molins (2011) “Social pacts and the institutionalisation of social actors
in Spain. The case of employers associations”, in Baglioni, M. and B. Brandl (eds) Changing Labour
Relations between Path Dependency and Global Trends. Peter Lang (forthcoming)
Working Papers:
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Medina, I., J.M. Molins and J.P. Plaza (2011) “The importance of regions for business associations in
Spain and the UK”, Working Papers Online Series, IX Seminario de Investigación, Máster en
Democracia y Gobierno, Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid, Estudio/Working Paper 128/2011
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Medina, I. (2009) “Cómo medir la influencia de los grupos de interés. (Propuestas desde el
pluralismo, el elitismo y el nuevo institucionalismo)”, Barcelona: Institut de Ciències Polítiques i
Socials (ICPS) – Working Paper 279
Other Publications:
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Medina, I. (2010) Los actores económicos y la dimensión regional. La Cambra de Comerç de
Barcelona y Foment del Treball Nacional (1997-2007). RECERCAT – Publicació de memòries de
Doctorat http://hdl.handle.net/2072/46633
Research visits:
Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Departamento de Ciencia Política y de la Administración
September 2009 – November 2009
Num. of weeks: 8
Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Departamento de Derecho Constitucional, Ciencia Política y de la Administración
December 2009 – March 2010
Num. of weeks: 12
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Institute of Governance
September 2010 – December 2010
Num. of weeks: 14
University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
Department of Philosophy, Politics and International Relations
January 2011 – March 2011
Num. of weeks: 10
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Membership in professional associations and research networks:
Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración, Spain, www.aecpa.es
Political Studies Association, United Kingdom, http://www.psa.ac.uk/
ECPR Standing Group in Interest Groups, http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=SGIG
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