Social Sciences Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Welcome to the website of the Social Sciences Department at the UC3M. The department is strongly committed to interdisciplinary research and teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, combining expertise in Political Sciences, Sociology, and Economic History. Here you will find all the information related to the members of the department, our teaching, our research activity, seminars and other events of interest.
Novedades
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Artículo publicado por Alicia García-Sierra and Michael Grätz en American Journal of SociologyDoes Expanding Free Secondary Education Moderate the Relationship Between Genes and Socioeconomic Outcomes? Evidence from the Education Act of 1944 in England, de García-Sierra, Alicia y Grätz, Michael.
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Artículo publicado por Celia Valiente en Human Kinetics JournalsEmancipation Through Sport: Women’s Football in Spain During the Second Republic, 1931–1936 Sport History Review 57 (1): 93-116.
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Featured PublicationsArticle published by Jonas Radl, William Foley and Patricia Lorente in American Sociological Review: The Social Origins of Effort: How Incentives Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities among Children (with L.K. Kröger, A. Palacios-Abad, H. Solga, J. Stuhler and M. Swarr)
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Featured PublicationsArticle published by Juan Jesús Fernández and Olena Bedasheva in Journal of European Public Policy: Individual characteristics and European identity: a meta-analysis (with M. Durban)
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Featured PublicationsArticle published by Carlos Santiago in Revista de Historia Económica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History: Closing the price gap – Von Thünen applied to wheat markets in 18th century Spain (with A.L.Cermeño)
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Featured PublicationsArticle published by Antonio Tena in Economic History of Developing Regions: Colonial trade linkages: Trade policy and imports in South and Southeast Asia colonial markets (1874–1913) (with A. Ayuso-Díaz)
Agenda
- XVI Jornada de Voluntariado de Getafe y la Universidad Carlos III
Thursday, 7 May 2026 at 09:30h, Edificio Rectorado, Getafe
- Seminario de Teorías Críticas: “Coordinación entre derecho penal ambiental y derecho administrativo sancionador: lecciones comparadas desde la experiencia española”
Thursday, 7 May 2026 at 11:00h, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Campus de Getafe, Calle Madrid, Getafe, España
- Drones y el futuro urbano: movilidad, negocios y regulación
Thursday, 7 May 2026 at 12:00h, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Campus de Getafe, Calle Madrid, Getafe, España
The department is pleased to announce that two of our graduate students have successfully defended their PhD Dissertation in the last month. First, in Economic History, Leo Jude Dolan: His dissertation "The Economics of Forced Labour Mining in 20th Century Colonial Africa", directed by Dácil Juif, received the grade 'Sobresaliente Cum Laude' and the International Degree label. Second, in Social Sciences, Josep Serrano Serrat: His dissertation "The Occupational Roots of Political Preferences: The role of specific skills and labor market context ", directed by Ignacio Jurado Nebreda, received the grade 'Sobresaliente Cum Laude' and the International Doctoral Mention. We congratulate these excellent students for their success in completing their PhD Dissertation, and wish them luck in their future endeavors
Javier Lorenzo elected Dean of the College of Politologists and Sociologists of the CAM
On May 6, the professor of the Department of Social Sciences Javier Lorenzo Rodríguez was elected Dean of the Professional College in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations and Public Administration of the Community of Madrid. The College is an institution with a long tradition of looking after the future of graduates in these fields and contributing to the development of their professional careers.
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