
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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Featured Publications
Article published by Pablo Simón in South European Society and Politcs: Less second-order, more Europeanised? The 2024 European Parliament election in Spain (with A. Bosco)
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Featured Publications
Article published by Stefano Battilossi, Stefan Houpt and Miguel Artola en The Economic History Review: Spanish stock returns, growth, and inflation, 1900–2020
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Featured Publications
Article published by Jonas Radl in Journal of Marriage and Family: Parental Health Shocks and Child Outcomes at Ages 17–25: Evidence From Germany (with A. Ferrara, A. Scheinert and J. P. Heisig)
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Publicaciones destacadas
Artículo publicado por Aleksandra Sojka y Javier Terraza en European Union Politics: Russian invasion as a European issue: Vertical Europeanisation of national political debates and the war in Ukraine (con A. Cuevas y F. Caravaca)
Agenda
- Partido Superliga femenina: UC3M Voleibol Leganés - Aceites Abril Voleyourense
Saturday, 18 October 2025 at 20:00h, Pabellón Europa, Avenida de Alemania, 2, Leganés, España
- The making of equality: How the Second World War shaped the Norwegian income distribution
Monday, 20 October 2025 at 12:45h. Aula 15.1.39., Edificio López Aranguren, Getafe
- Inflation and floating-rate loans: evidence from the euro-area
Monday, 20 October 2025 at 13:00h. Aula 6.1.01., Edificio Normante, Getafe

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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