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Madrid, January 29, 2020. Tomorrow , January 30 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of January will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, January 15, 2020. Tomorrow, January 16 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of December (Post-electoral general elections 2019) will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis .is). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, January 3, 2020. On January 7 , at 12:30 p.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es) . The ICC collects monthly the assessment of the recent evolution and expectations of Spanish consumers related to their family economy, employment and their savings and consumption possibilities. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, December 16, 2019. On Tuesday , December 17 , at 12:30, the study 'Public opinion and fiscal policy (XXXVI)' will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis .is). For your consultation you can access by 'Latest studies' (from www.cis.es Studies>Latest studies). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Inés Alberdi receives the Spanish 2019 Sociology and Political Science National Award The Professor of Sociology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid is a pioneer in studies related to Gender and Family Sociology Madrid, 4 December 2019. The Professor of Sociology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Inés Alberti, received the 2019 Sociology and Political Science National Award after a career of more than 40 years. Alberdi is a pioneer in Gender Sociology in Spain and has led projects on different matters, such as“Family and Work”, "Family Violence in Spain", " The Transition for Women. History of Feminism in the Seventies", "The Social Status of Widows" or "The Impact of Divorce on the Spanish Family". She worked as the Executive Director of UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, for the period 2008-2011 in New York. She was also the Director of the Spanish Sociological Research Centre (1991-1993). She has written 20 books and has collaborated in many pioneering publications in her area of expertise that have been the subject of references, reprints and reproductions by different media. She also held a position as Associate Researcher at the George Washington University in the United States, where she worked on a program on ‘Women and Public Politics’ (1988-1989), and as Visiting Scholar in the Department of Sociology at Georgetown University (US). (1978-1980) She cooperated with the Ministry of Justice in the preparation and drafting of the reform of the Spanish Civil Code on Family and Divorce in 1981, and served on the Board of Directors of the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) (1986-1989). As a public recognition of her contribution, she has received the following awards and prizes: Ad Honorem Member of the Association of Women Researchers and Technologists in 2017; Encomienda de Número (Commander by Number) of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, awarded by the King of Spain in 2012; 2012 Rosa Manzano Award; 2010 Alumni Association Award of the Universidad Complutense; and Silver Medal of Mexico City in 2008. The jury of this award was formed by the president of the CIS, the Professor of Sociology José Félix Tezanos; the Professor of Sociology of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alfonso de Esteban Alonso; the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Esther del Campo García; the Professor of Political Science at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Irene Delgado Sotillos; the Professor of Sociology María Ángeles Durán Heras; the Professor of Sociology at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, María Rosario H. Sánchez Morales; the Professor of Sociology at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Constanza Tobío Soler; and the Professor of Sociology at the Universidad Complutense, María José Mateo Rivas. If you have any queries, you can contact us at91 580 76 25.

Madrid, December 4, 2019. On December 5 , at 12:30 p.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es) . The ICC collects monthly the assessment of the recent evolution and expectations of Spanish consumers related to their family economy, employment and their savings and consumption possibilities. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Ines Alberdi The Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid is a pioneer in studies related to Gender and Family Sociology Madrid. December 4, 2019. The Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid, Inés Alberdi, has received the 2019 National Prize for Sociology and Political Science after a professional career of more than 40 years. Alberdi is a pioneer in Gender Sociology in Spain and has led projects associated with topics related to “Family and Work”, "Bad treatment in the family in Spain", "The transition of Women. History of feminism in the seventies" , "Social situation of widows" or "The impact of Divorce on the Spanish Family." She was Executive Director of UNIFEM, United Nations Development Fund for Women , during the period 2008-2011 in New York. She was also Research Director of the Center for Sociological Research (1991-1993). She is the author of 20 books and has collaborated on many pioneering publications in her area of expertise that have been the subject of references, reissues and reproductions by various means. She has also been a researcher at George Washington University in the United States, where she worked on a program on 'Women and public policies' (1988-1989), and a visiting professor at the Department of Sociology at Georgetown University, United States. (1978-1980) She collaborated with the Ministry of Justice for the preparation and elaboration of the Reform of the Civil Code on Family and Divorce during 1981 and was part of the Board of Directors of the International Institute for the Advancement and Training of Women, INSTRAW, of the United Nations (1986 -1989). As public recognition of her contribution, she has received the following prizes and awards: Ad Honorem Member of the Association of Women Researchers and Technologists 2017, Commendation of Number of the Order of Isabel la Católica, awarded by the King of Spain in 2012, Rosa Manzano Award 2012, Complutense University Alumni Association Award 2010 and Silver Medal from Mexico City in 2008. The jury for this award was made up of the president of the CIS, the Professor of Sociology José Félix Tezanos, the Professor of Sociology of the Rey Juan Carlos University, Alfonso de Esteban Cano, the Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology of the Complutense University of Madrid, Esther del Campo García, the Professor of Political Science at the National University of Distance Education, Irene Delgado Sotillos, the Professor of Sociology, María Ángeles Durán Heras, the Professor of Sociology at the National University of Distance Education Distance, María Rosario H. Sánchez Morales, the Professor of Sociology at the Carlos III University of Madrid, Constanza Tobío Soler and the Full Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University, María José Mateo Rivas. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.