HCIAS Publications and Science Communication
HCIAS Publications and Science Communication is a platform run by the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS). The HCIAS is an interdisciplinary center of Heidelberg University, Germany, dedicated to research, teaching, and knowledge transfer. Research at the HCIAS contributes to current debates on the social, cultural, ecological, and communicative realities of Ibero-America with diverse perspectives from the humanities and the social sciences. We are committed to making this knowledge accessible to both the scientific community and society at large through academic publications and science communication in multiple formats.
Recent publications by HCIAS Scholars
Inequalities | Transformations | Sustainability
Schubert, M. N., Portilho, F. & Motta, R. (2026). Ativismos alimentares: diferentes faces e abordagens. In Niederle, P., Portilho, F., Carneiro, M.S., & Marques, P.E.M. (Eds.). Ativismos alimentares e politização da alimentação. (pp. 17-38). Tomo Editorial
Politics | Communication | Participation
Ecker, A. (2025). Coalition bargaining duration. In T. Bräuninger, M. Debus (Eds.), Handbook on Coalition Politics, (pp. 399-417). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803929569.00034
Language | Communication | Cognition
Migrations | Multilingualism | Identities
Valero Fernández, P., Loureda, Ó., & Blattner, C. (2026). Family language policies, educational dynamics and Spanish as a heritage language in Germany. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/23247797.2026.2651471










