Franco: Why We Must Not ForgetAuthoritarian nostalgia grips the younger generation
Some young Spaniards are expressing nostalgia for Franco. Similar phenomena can be seen in Germany with...
Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí
Political consultant
A communication advisor and political consultant, Antoni Gutiérrez-Rubí is the founder and CEO of the consultancy Ideograma. He was named Consultant of the Year 2023 by the Napolitan Victory Awards and is the driving force behind the Ideograma-UPF Chair in Political Communication and Democracy. He also directs the Diploma in Political Communication and Electoral Campaigns at the National University of Tres de Febrero (Argentina).
He lectures on communication in various undergraduate and master’s programmes at both Spanish and international universities, including the University of Navarra and George Washington University. His most recent book is Polarización, soledad y algoritmos. Una radiografía de las nuevas generaciones [Polarisation, Loneliness and Algorithms: An In-Depth Look at the New Generations] (Siglo XXI Editores, 2025).
Last Update: July 30, 2025
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