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.
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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
- Campaña de Donación de Sangre UC3M - Campus de Colmenarejo
Thursday, 5 February 2026 at 10:15h, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: Campus de Colmenarejo
- Campaña de Donación de Sangre UC3M - Campus de Leganés
Thursday, 5 February 2026 at 11:00h, Edificio Rey Pastor, Leganés
- Neither an economist nor Maxi San Miguel: on two completely unrelated models of modal shift and social influence
Thursday, 5 February 2026 at 11:00h. Aula 2.2D08., Edificio Sabatini, Leganés
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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