Institute for Public Communication (ICP)


Address: Via G. Buffi 13, CH-6904 Lugano
Telephone: +41 58 666 4796
Fax: +41 58 666 4647
Email: icp.com@usi.ch
Contact person: Alessandra Grossi
Url: www.icp.com.usi.ch

The Institute of Public Communication (ICP) covers five main research areas:

  • Public Communication: deals with the distinct but organically linked sectors of the political, institutional and social communication of public or private institutions which work in local, national and international contexts
  • Psychology of Interpersonal Communication (PInC): studies interpersonal communication in the sense of cooperative activity in its cognitive and relational aspects 
  • Social Marketing (BeCHANGE): involves social marketing projects and health promotion through the use of communication technologies on local and international scales
  • Intercultural Communication: a transversal and interdisciplinary field that examines interaction in which interlocutors (individuals, social actors, media) have different cultural references
  • Public Communication Law: concerns the application of laws on access to information, on data protection and on public archives as well as on public-service broadcasting

The courses offered are:

  • Core courses for the Bachelors degree and for specialization in "public communication "
  • Master courses in public communication in the context of the PMP Master
  • Master of Advanced Studies in Intercultural Communication (MIC) and Master of Advanced Studies in Education Management for managers of educational institutes  (MAGF)


Staff:
Bertil Cottier (Direttore)
Edo Poglia (Direttore scientifico MIC)
Suzanne Suggs (Professore assistente Senior)
Antonella Carassa (Professore ordinario)
Maurizio Viroli (Professore ordinario)
Sabrina Bresciani (Lecturer)
Gabriella Bardin Arigoni (Docente invitato)
Iva Bolgiani (Docente invitato)
Davide Cerutti (Docente invitato)
Jacques Forster (Docente invitato)
Walter Fust (Docente invitato)
François Grin (Docente invitato)
Roberto Keller (Docente invitato)
Michael Reiterer (Docente invitato)
Francesca Rigotti (Docente invitato)
Gustavo Scartazzini (Docente invitato)
Fréderic Varone (Docente invitato)
Pietro Veglio (Docente invitato)
Lucía Aguirre Sánchez (Assistente)
Marcello Baggi (Assistente)
Marco Bardus (Assistente - Ricercatore Post Doc)
Manuel Mauri Brusa (Assistente - Ricercatore Post Doc)
Andreas Schmeil (Assistente - Ricercatore Post Doc)
Fernanda Gallo (Assistente-Dottoranda)
Alessandra Grossi (Assistente-Dottoranda)
Annalisa Marchetti (Assistente-Dottoranda)
Natalie Rangelov (Assistente-Dottoranda)
Andrea Ponzetta (Assistente-Dottorando)
Peter Praxmarer (Collaboratore scientifico)
Osvaldo Arrigo (Direttore operativo MaGF + MIC)
Stefania Borgi (Dottoranda)
Ilaria Redaelli (Dottoranda)
Eugenia Converso (Program manager Executive Master)
Martina Cussino (Ricercatrice Post Doc)
Federica Frediani (Ricercatrice Post Doc)
Viviana Meschitti (Ricercatrice Post Doc)
Chiara Piccini (Ricercatrice Post Doc)
Alessandra Preziosa (Ricercatrice Post Doc)
Silvia Vianzone (Ricercatrice Post Doc)
Paolo Ruspini (Senior Researcher)
Annick Tonti (Senior Researcher)
Maria Zaccagnino (Senior Researcher)