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Madrid, January 7, 2015. On January 8 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of December will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). This study contains the usual fixed questions of the monthly barometers about the political and economic situation and citizen perception of their problems. Additionally, this month includes a variable portion on reading practice. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, January 2, 2015. On January 5 , at 9:00 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Indicator) 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 3, 2014. On December 4 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of November will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). This study contains the usual fixed questions of the monthly barometers about the political and economic situation and citizen perception of their problems. In addition, this month includes a variable part on social habits. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, December 2, 2014. On December 3 , at 9:00 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Indicator) 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.

This year’s National Award for Sociology and Political Science has been awarded to Víctor Pérez-Díaz. This prize is given in recognition of scientific contribution and work in the field of Sociology or Political Science and is awarded either on the basis of a whole career or a singular work. Víctor Pérez Díaz (Madrid, 1938) is a doctor in sociology from Harvard University and a doctor in law and in political sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Cambridge, Massachusetts), which brings together American and international academics, and includes 170 Nobel prizes; and a member of the European Academy (London). A professor in sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid (1979/2009) and visiting professor at Harvard University, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the University of California (San Diego), the University of New York and the New School for Social Research of New York. He is also a Fellow of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies, Professor at the Berlin Social Studies Centre (Wissenschaftzentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung) and the Paris Institute of Political Sciences, and is Associate Director of the ‘École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales’ of Paris. He is a member of the New York Social Science Research Council’s Committee on Western Europe, and a member of several European Commission expert groups for social policy and technology matters. President of Socio-political analysts, the ‘Gabinete de Estudios’, a research centre for social sciences founded in 1993, dedicated to economic and political social studies and the culture of Spain and other countries, especially in Europe. He is author of more than fifty books, including several published by Harvard University Press, as well as MacMillan, Garland Publishers, and Berghahn Publishers; the most recent of which is ‘Markets and Civil Society’, published by Berghahn in 2009. The award winner has been recognised for his impeccable scientific career, for the conceptual rigourousness of his studies in the field of empirical sociology, his public collaboration and his efforts in analysis in public administrations, as well as driving an emerging group of eminent sociologists from different institutions. The jury included the president of CIS Félix Requena, European parliamentarian and former president of CIS Pilar del Castillo, the professor of sociology at the National University of Distance Education Luis J. Garrido Medina, the professor of political science from the National University of Distance Education Carmen González Enríquez, the professor of political science from the University of the Basque Country Francisco J. Llera Ramo, the professor of sociology from the Autonomous University of Madrid José Juan Toharia Cortés and the professor of sociology from the Autonomous University of Madrid Cristóbal Torres Albero.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 . This year's National Prize for Sociology and Political Science has been awarded to Víctor Pérez-Díaz. This Award is a recognition of contribution and scientific work in the field of Sociology or Political Science and is awarded for a professional career or a singular work. Víctor Pérez Díaz (Madrid, 1938) has a Doctor in Sociology from Harvard University, and a Doctor in Law and a Doctor in Political Science from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which brings together American and foreign academics, and includes 170 Nobel Prize winners; and member of the Academia Europaea, based in London. His teaching experience includes Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid (1979/2009) as well as Visiting Professor at Harvard University, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the University of California (San Diego), New York University, and the New School for Social Research in New York. He is President of Socio-Political Analysts, Cabinet of Studies, a social science research center founded in 1993, dedicated to studies of economic, political and cultural sociology in Spain and other countries, especially in Europe. He has also been a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Professor at the Berlin Center for Social Studies (Wissenschaftzentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung) and the Institute of Political Sciences in Paris, and Associate Director at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He has been a member of the Committee on Western Europe of the Social Science Research Council of New York, and a Member of several Expert Groups of the European Commission on social and technology policy issues. He is the author of more than fifty books, including those published by Harvard University Press, as well as by MacMillan, Garland Publishers, and Berghahn Publishers; the latest of which is Markets and Civil Society, published by Berghahn in 2009. The winner has been recognized for an impeccable scientific career, for the conceptual rigor of his studies in the field of empirical sociology, his public collaboration and its application to analysis in Public Administrations, as well as the promotion of an emerging group of eminent sociologists. in different institutions. The jury was made up of the president of the CIS Félix Requena, the European parliamentarian and former president of the CIS Pilar del Castillo, the professor of sociology at the National University of Distance Education Luis J. Garrido Medina, the professor of political science at the University National Distance Education Carmen González Enríquez, the professor of political science at the University of the Basque Country Francisco J. Llera Ramo, the professor of sociology at the Autonomous University of Madrid José Juan Toharia Cortés and the professor of sociology at the Autonomous University of Madrid Cristóbal Torres Albero.

Madrid, November 4, 2014. On November 5 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of October and the Public Opinion and Fiscal Policy survey will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research ( www.cis.es). The barometer contains the usual fixed questions of the monthly barometers about the political and economic situation and citizen perception of its problems. In addition, this month includes a variable part that reflects voting intention, the evaluation of the Government and political leaders. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.