Institute of Policy and Governance

Description

The Institute for Contemporary Studies, Policy and Governance is a research center at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, dedicated to generating scientific and technical knowledge and transferring it to society.

Since its establishment in 2006, the Institute has carried out extensive research, teaching, and institutional collaboration. it provides postgraduate education and specialized training while maintaining a robust cooperation network with public institutions, governments, and administrations through projects, reports, technical advice, and consulting services. Furthermore, it actively collaborates with national and international universities and research centers, promoting joint projects and activities.

Its work focuses on the field of contemporary historical studies, political and social analysis, and research into public policy and governance—both of the present and the recent past—structured around several specific research lines and programs.

Its researchers lead and participate in a wide range of activities, including university teaching, research projects, observatories, scientific publications, essays, outreach works, audiovisual productions, podcasts, media collaborations, exhibitions, and academic gatherings centered on the socio-political analysis of contemporary societies, their forms of governance, public policies, challenges, and recent history.

The Institute serves as an intellectual meeting point committed to strengthening critical thinking and fostering a more engaging and reflective public debate, oriented toward analyzing the major political and social challenges of our time.

Lines of research

• History and memory of the 20th century in Spain.
• Public policy, political leadership, security, and risk management.
• Contemporary history.
• Democratic Memory.
• Democratic, global, and multilevel governance.
• Equality, diversity, and social transformation.
• Public discourse, communication, language, and contemporary thought.
• Ecological humanities and political ecology.