Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona, Director of the CEHI and Co-Principal Investigator with Antoni Segura Mas research project of the Ministry Economy and Competitiveness Program in R+D Excellence "the Spanish civil war and three decades of war in Europe: legacies and consequences (1914 to 1945/2014)" (HAR2013-41460-P). Is member of the consolidated research group of CEHI. Is a Director of the journal “Segle XX revista catalana d'història” since its inception (2008). He is specialized in Social History and Political Movements. Is member of the Board of the Democratic Memorial appointed by the Parliament of Catalonia.