The Josep Termes Circle continues the research and dissemination work of the Josep Termes Chair at the University of Barcelona, which was established in 2012 and concluded its activity in 2025. The Circle has a multidisciplinary orientation, promoting research in history, the study of nationalities—particularly Catalan sovereigntism—and political science.

The Circle also aims to explore ways of transferring humanistic knowledge through digital methodologies to enhance the public dissemination of scholarship in these fields.

The Circle is grounded in the Research Group on National Studies and Cultural Policies (GRENPoC), a subgroup of the Research Group on Political Studies, Identities, Institutions, and Corruption (GREPIIC-UAB), recognized by AGAUR (GRC 2021 SGR 00053).

Accordingly, the Circle’s purpose is to promote, project, and disseminate research, teaching, technological transfer, and innovation carried out by its researchers in the fields of history, economics, sociology, psychology, linguistics, geography, anthropology, and political science, regardless of the format this transfer may take.

In addition to research, the Circle provides scientific and technical consulting and organizes and offers postgraduate courses, seminars, and small-format sessions for companies, associations, or political groups.