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The summer course organized by the CIS and Menéndez Pelayo University in Santander begins.
Madrid, 13 July 2024
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- The seminar 'Structure and social changes in contemporary Spain' aims to analyze the main dimensions that make up Spain's social structure and its evolution.
- The course will take place from July 15 to 19 at the Magdalena Palace in Santander.
The summer course "Social Structure and Change in Contemporary Spain" begins next Monday. Its objective is to analyze the main dimensions that shape Spain's social structure, its evolution, and its international comparative perspective.
To this end, the course will analyze: structural trends and changes in Spanish society, from poverty and social exclusion to the role of political parties and the changes taking place in voting behavior. The situation of women and feminism as a driving force for change will also be addressed; the values, ideologies, and beliefs existing in Spanish society; scientific culture in Spain; migration processes; the situation of young people and their future; and old and new cultures and mentalities in Spanish society.
The conferences will attempt to unite the plurality and diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches to address the evolution of Spanish society.
The president of the CIS, Jose Félix Tezanos, will open the course, which will also include experts such as Inés Alberdi, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Carlos III University; Constanza Tobío, Professor of Sociology at the Carlos III University of Madrid; Rafael Pardo, Director of the BBVA Foundation and Professor of Sociology; Carles Manera, Professor of Economic History at the University of the Balearic Islands and Board Member of the Bank of Spain; and Antón Losada, journalist and Professor of Political Science at the University of Santiago de Compostela.
Every summer, the UIMP programs and delivers high-profile academic courses in various disciplines and areas of knowledge at the Magdalena Palace and the Las Llamas Campus in Santander. In addition to their educational nature, their purpose is to promote encounters, reflection, and debate on topics at the forefront of knowledge, as well as interdisciplinary analysis of issues that concern the future of our societies.
Check out the full course program on our website www.cis.es.
