
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 Aleksandra Sojka and Javier Terraza in European Union Politics: Russian invasion as a European issue: Vertical Europeanisation of national political debates and the war in Ukraine (with A. Cuevas and F. Caravaca)
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Featured Publications
Article published by Aleksandra Sojka in Journal of European Union Policy: Does climate policy backlash fuel Eurosceptic vote? Exploring the link in the European Parliament elections (with I. Toygür)
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Featured Publications
Article published by Gabriel Negretto in Public Choice: Constitutional renewals: the lineage of democratizing constitutions (with M. Sánchez-Talanquer)
Agenda
- Jornadas de puertas abiertas
Monday, September 8, 08:00h, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Campus de Getafe, Calle Madrid, Getafe, España
- Jornadas de bienvenida curso 2025/2026
Monday, September 8, 09:00h, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Campus de Getafe, Calle Madrid, Getafe, España
- Pruebas de ingreso a las Selecciones deportivas UC3M Team
Monday, September 15, 14:30h, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Campus de Getafe, Calle Madrid, Getafe, España

The department is pleased to announce that two of our graduate students have successfully defended their PhD Dissertation in Social Sciences in the last month. First, Kavyanjali Kaushik. Her dissertation "Nationalist Mobilisation in the Digital Age: The Role of Social Media in Driving Support for Radical-Right Parties", directed by Juan Díez Medrano, received the grade 'Sobresaliente Cum Laude'. Second, María Rubio Cabañez. Her dissertation "Environmental Effects on Child Development: Spatial Inequality and Socio-Economic Disparities in Early Life Outcomes", directed by Jonas Radl, received the grade 'Sobresaliente cum Laude' and the International Degree label. 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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