News
Most graduates of the first six graduating classes of the Master’s in Social Sciences have opted to continue with doctoral or specialised studies. Some of them have entered the Doctorate in Social Sciences at the Carlos III University. Others have opted for alternative universities.
Students from the first six graduating classes are currently studying at Oxford University, Yale University, the European University Institute in Florence, New York University, the University of Mannheim, the Graduate Institute in Geneva, the University of Vienna, the University of Minnesota, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, as well as at UC3M.
Forthcoming events
In collaboration with the Department of Social Sciences and the Figuerola Institute, both at the Carlos III University, the Max Weber Lectures feature renowned researchers whose work is of general interest in the Social Sciences, beyond the usual disciplinary boundaries between sociology, political science and economics.
A session will take place in fall 2023:
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19 October: Adrian Favell (University College Cork, Ireland). “Social Polarisation, Red Walls and Bat Signals: How Social Science Helped Make Brexit and Boris Johnson”
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The lectures are open to the entire academic community.
Forthcoming events
Internal seminars are one of the main pillars of the research activity carried out by IC3JM members. They are usually interspersed with the permanent seminars and are open to presentations by both members and visitors to the Institute. The following have been organised for fall 2023:
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15 September: Amuitz Garmendia (IC3JM): “Territorial Affective Polarization: Concept, Prevalence, and Impact”.
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29 September: Sergio Galaz (IC3JM): “Historical Event’s Impact on the Frequency of Political Discussion: How Much and How Equal?” |
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6 October: Riccardo Di Leo (IC3JM) “The Roots of Democratic Attitudes: The Effects of Historical State Legitimacy”
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20 October: Paul Atwell (IC3JM): “Social identity and implicit motives in clientelist democracies: Evidence from Ghana”
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3 November: Francisco Villamil (IC3JM): “Understanding enduring polarization: Memories of war and media exposure in Spain”
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Forthcoming events
Six sessions of the Permanent Seminar, organised by the Academic Secretary of the IC3JM, Amuitz Garmendia, will take place during the fall. Unless otherwise indicated, the sessions will be held on Fridays at 12:30hs and are announced here.
The calendar is as follows:
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22 September: Fabrizio Bernardi (UNED): “Luck, Life-course Outcomes and Inequality”
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27 October: Alexandra Scacco (WZB): “Misinformation and Irregular Migration: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria”
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10 November: Anne Rasmussen (University of Copenhaguen): “The Gendered Effects of Incivility toward Politicians: Experimental Evidence from Politicians and Citizens”
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17 November: Lars-Erik Cederman (ETH Zürich): “Partition, Power Sharing and Peace: A Spatial Analysis”
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24 November: Leonie Huddy (Stony Brook University): “Sharing Fake News: Partisanship and Accuracy as Competing Motives”
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1 December: Vincenzo Galasso (Bocconi University): “Fighting Populism on Its Own Turf: Experimental Evidence”
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Impact
Pablo Simón has just published “Understanding Politics”. This book is aimed at providing basic and introductory training in politics.
