
Social Sciences Department, 91探花
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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Celia Valiente (28 Jul 2026): In spite of the Dictatorship: Women鈥檚 Football in Franco鈥檚 Spain, 1939-1975, The International Journal of the History of Sport
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"The anti-democratic prism: democratic values and political use of social media in six European countries" por Aleksandra Sojka y Juan D铆ez Medrano
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"Fair and luck egalitarian inequality of opportunity" de Gr盲tz, Michael y Garc铆a-Sierra, Alicia en la revista Social Forces.
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Why some elected autocrats fail: democratic vulnerability in Latin America
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Does Expanding Free Secondary Education Moderate the Relationship Between Genes and Socioeconomic Outcomes? Evidence from the Education Act of 1944 in England, de Garc铆a-Sierra, Alicia y Gr盲tz, Michael.
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Emancipation Through Sport: Women鈥檚 Football in Spain During the Second Republic, 1931鈥�1936 Sport History Review 57 (1): 93-116.
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So oddly calm: democratization and stock market liquidity in interwar Spain, 1914鈥�1936
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Featured PublicationsArticle published by Jonas Radl, William Foley and Patricia Lorente in American Sociological Review: (with L.K. Kr枚ger, A. Palacios-Abad, H. Solga, J. Stuhler and M. Swarr)
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Featured PublicationsArticle published by Juan Jes煤s Fern谩ndez and Olena Bedasheva in Journal of European Public Policy: (with M. Durban)
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Featured PublicationsArticle published by Carlos Santiago in Revista de Historia Econ贸mica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History: (with A.L.Cerme帽o)
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Featured PublicationsArticle published by Antonio Tena in Economic History of Developing Regions: (with A. Ayuso-D铆az)
Agenda
Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 08:00h, Machota Baja
Monday, 26 October 2026 at 09:00h, 91探花-Puerta de Toledo Campus, Ronda de Toledo, Madrid, Espa帽a
Monday, 26 October 2026 at 11:00h. Sal贸n de Grados y Sala 3S.1.08., Auditorio de la 91探花, Legan茅s

Nos complace comunicar que Ana Laura Catelén, estudiante de nuestro programa de doctorado en Historia Económica, ha superado con éxito la defensa de su Tesis Doctoral, titulada "Economic Volatility and the Policy Pendulum in Argentina's Long Twentieth Century". Bajo la dirección de Esteban Nicolini, el tribunal otorgó a la tesis la calificación de Sobresaliente Cum Laude. Desde el departamento queremos felicitar a la nueva doctora por este magnífico trabajo y desearle mucho éxito en la siguiente etapa de su carrera académica.
We are delighted to announce that Ana Laura Catelén, a student in our Economic History PhD programme, has successfully passed the defence of her Doctoral Thesis, entitled "Economic Volatility and the Policy Pendulum in Argentina's Long Twentieth Century." Under the supervision of Esteban Nicolini, the thesis was awarded the grade of Excellent Cum Laude. The department would like to congratulate the new doctor on this outstanding achievement and wish her every success in the next stage of her academic career.

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

El departamento se complace en comunicar que David Fernando Forero Torres ha completado con éxito su Doctorado en Historia Económica. Su tesis doctoral, titulada “The Long Century of Latin American Economic Development: Industrialization, Trade Integration and Social Outcomes”, fue dirigida por Antonio Tena Junguito y ha recibido la calificación de Sobresaliente Cum Laude. Le damos la enhorabuena a David por alcanzar este logro y le deseamos todo lo mejor en sus próximos pasos profesionales.
The department is pleased to announce that David Fernando Forero Torres has successfully completed his PhD in Economic History. His doctoral dissertation, titled “The Long Century of Latin American Economic Development: Industrialization, Trade Integration and Social Outcomes”, was supervised by Antonio Tena Junguito and was awarded the distinction of Excellent Cum Laude. We congratulate David on reaching this milestone and wish him all the best in his future professional 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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