Manuel Mora y Araujo (30 September 1937 – 26 May 2017) was an Argentine sociologist[1] and political analyst;[2][3] an expert in market research and analysis; founder of the consulting firms Mora y Araujo and Comunicación Institucional; author of a number of books and other published work in the fields of politics and sociology; 3rd president (2009-2011), Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires.

Manuel Mora y Araujo
Born(1937-09-30)30 September 1937
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died26 May 2017(2017-05-26) (aged 79)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Academic work
Main interestsPolitics and society; business management
Notable worksEl voto peronista, Qué nos pasa a los argentinos, Liberalismo y democracia, Ensayo y error, El Poder de la conversación

Biography

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Manuel Mora y Araujo was born in Buenos Aires, 30 September 1937. He was latterly married to Carmen D. Kenning, and he had four children from two previous marriages. He began his academic career in 1965. In 1984 he founded the market research company Mora y Araujo & Asociados (today, Ipsos-Mora y Araujo; part-owned by Ipsos since 2000);[4] and in 1990 the public relations and communication consultancy Comunicación Institucional S.A. (today, Mora y Araujo Grupo de Comunicación). He held two professorships at universities in Buenos Aires. He died on 26 May 2017.[5]

Studies

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Academic positions

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  • Lecturer in social research methodology, Department of Sociology, University of Buenos Aires, 1965.
  • Director of the Department of Sociology, Bariloche Foundation, 1967-1971.
  • Vicepresident of the Bariloche Foundation, 1969-1971.
  • Visiting professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1983.
  • Director of the Social Research Centre, Torcuato di Tella Institute, 1980-82.
  • Director of the Postgraduate Programme, Torcuato di Tella Institute, 1983-84.
  • President of the board of directors of the Torcuato di Tella University, 1995-2009.
  • Professor of Public Opinion Studies, Torcuato di Tella University.
  • Professor of Political Marketing and master's course in Political Science, CEMA University.[6]

Professional and business positions

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  • Executive president, Ipsos-Mora y Araujo/Socmerc S.A. (market research and public opinion consultancy), 1984-2005.
  • Director, Mora y Araujo & Asociados Comunicación Institucional S.A. (public relations and communication consultancy).
  • President, Investigación y Consultoría Agropecuaria S.A. (ICASA) (agricultural market research consultancy).
  • President, BAE Negocios S.A., publisher of BAE newspaper.

Voluntary (unpaid) positions

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  • Founding member and former vice-president, Fundación Poder Ciudadano (civic institution dedicated to promoting public awareness), 1989-1996.
  • Founding member and former president, Fundación Compromiso (organisation for the promotion and training of social and non-profit organizations), 1994-1998.
  • President, Academic Committee of CEANA, Commission for investigating Nazi activities in Argentina, 1997-1999.
  • President, Committee for celebrating the centenary of the Argentinian Christian Youth Association, 2001-.

Writings

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  • Author or co-author of many books including:
    • El voto peronista (Eng: The Peronist Vote) (with Ignacio Llorente), Buenos Aires : Editorial Sudamericana, ©1980
    • Qué nos pasa a los argentinos (Eng: What is happening to us Argentines) (with M E Aftalión and F A Noguera), Buenos Aires: Sudamericana/Planeta, ©1985
    • Liberalismo y democracia (Eng: Liberalism and Democracy), Buenos Aires : Manantial, 1988
    • The 1989 Argentine elections : post-election report : first results (with F A Noguera), Washington, DC : Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1989
    • Ensayo y error (Eng: Trial and Error), Buenos Aires : Planeta, ©1991
    • El Poder de la conversación (Eng: The Power of Conversation), Buenos Aires : La Crujía Ediciones, 2005
    • Survey of Constitutional Culture. Argentina: an Anomic Society [1], National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2006
  • Political and sociological analysis in many specialist publications and newspapers in Argentina and other countries.
  • Articles in English:

References

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  1. ^ "Crimes past, crimes present". The Economist, 3 June 2004.
  2. ^ "Argentines Dig Up Dirt That May Bury Reforms". Christian Science Monitor
  3. ^ "Argentina set for national strike as economic woes deepen". By Charlie Devereux, Bloomberg News
  4. ^ Ipsos strengthens its presence with two new acquisitions, Search Marketing (Chile) and Mora y Araujo (Argentina) Archived 2015-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Ipsos press release 20 July 2000
  5. ^ "Falleció el consultor y analista político Manuel Mora y Araujo" [Political consultant and analyst Manuel Mora y Araujo has died]. Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata (in European Spanish). 26 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Cuerpo de profesores". CEMA University. Retrieved 26 February 2014.

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