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This year's National Sociology and Political Science Prize has been awarded to Juan Díez Nicolás. 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. Juan Díez Nicolás is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, obtained the Outstanding Student Award - Bachelor´s Degree (1960), the National Award for Academic Excellence (1961), holds a PhD in Political Science (UCM, 1967) and is a permanent sociology Professor (1971). He was co-founder of the Spanish Institute of Public Opinion. Technical Director and General Secretary (1963-69) and Chairman of the CIS (October 1976 - April 1979). He was recently decorated as Honorary Vice-Chancellor and given an Honorary Doctorate in Political Science and Sociology by the Spanish Open University (UNED) in 2012. He is currently Chairman and Founder of FADDIS (Foundation for the Analysis and Diffusion of Social Research Data), (2009- ), Permanent Advisor on the Executive Committee of the Official Data Archive, World Values Survey Association (elected 2008- ) and an academic of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2001- ). He has led a wealth of empirical research and is author of numerous scientific publications including: Sociology: Entre el Funcionalismo y la dialéctica (Between Functionalism and Dialectics) (1971), Especialización Funcional y Dominación en la España Urbana (Functional Specialisation and Domination in Urban Spain) (1972), Los Españoles y la Opinión Pública (The Spanish and Public Opinion) (1976), Ecología Humana y Ecosistema Social (Human Ecology and the Social Ecosystem) (1984), Sociología de la Población (Sociology of the Population) (1990), Posición Social, Información y Postmaterialismo (Social Position and Postmaterialism) (1992), Tendencias Mundiales de Cambio en los Valores Sociales y Políticos (World Trends in Changes in Social and Political Values) (1994), Actitudes Hacia los Inmigrantes (Attitudes towards Immigrants) (1998), Los Españoles y la Inmigración (The Spanish and Immigration) (1999), El Dilema de la Supervivencia (The Survival Dilemma). Los españoles ante el Medio Ambiente (The Spanish and the Environment) (2004), Multidimensional Social Science (2009), The EU and ageing populations, implications for migration flows (2011). The award-winner has been one of the main drivers of Spanish Sociology in the international forum. The panel of judges was made up of CIS Chairman, Félix Requena; Sociology Lecturer and Director of the Centre for the Study of Migration at the Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset, Joaquín Arango Vila-Belda; Euro MP and former Chairwoman of CIS, Pilar del Castillo; Sociology Lecturer at the University of Oviedo, Rodolfo Gutiérrez Palacios; Politics Lecturer at the University of the Basque Country, Francisco J. Llera; Sociology Lecturer at the Universidad Europea de Madrid, Juan Salcedo and Sociology Lecturer at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, José Juan Toharia.

Friday, October 19, 2012. This year's National Prize for Sociology and Political Science has been awarded to Juan Díez Nicolás . 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. Juan Díez Nicolás is an emeritus professor of sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid, with a degree in Political Science, he obtained the Extraordinary Bachelor's Award (1960), the National End of Degree Award (1961), a doctor in Political Sciences (UCM, 1967), full professor of sociology (1971). He was co-founder of the Institute of Public Opinion. Technical Director and Secretary General (1963-69) and president of the CIS (October 1976 - April 1979). He has recently been awarded as Honorary Rector and Honorary Doctor in Political Science and Sociology by the National University of Distance Education (2012). He is currently President-Founder of FADDIS (Foundation for the Analysis and Dissemination of Social Research Data), (2009-), permanent advisor as responsible for the Official Data Archive in the Executive Committee, World Values Survey Association (elected 2008- ), academic at the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2001- ). He has directed a multitude of empirical investigations and is the author of numerous scientific publications, including: Sociology: Between Functionalism and Dialectics (1971), Functional Specialization and Domination in Urban Spain (1972), The Spanish and Public Opinion (1972). 1976), Human Ecology and Social Ecosystem (1984), Sociology of Population (1990), Social Position, Information and Postmaterialism (1992), Global Trends of Change in Social and Political Values (1994), Attitudes Towards Immigrants (1998) ), The Spanish and Immigration (1999), The Dilemma of Survival. Spaniards before the Environment (2004), Multidimensional Social Science (2009), The EU and aging populations, implications for migration flows (2011). The winner has been one of the main promoters of Spanish Sociology in the international arena. The jury was made up of the president of the CIS Félix Requena, the professor of sociology and director of the Center for Migration Studies at the Ortega y Gasset University Institute Joaquín Arango Vila-Belda, the European parliamentarian and former president of the CIS Pilar del Castillo, the professor of sociology at the University of Oviedo Rodolfo Gutiérrez Palacios, professor of political science at the University of the Basque Country Francisco J. Llera, professor of sociology at the European University of Madrid Juan Salcedo and professor of sociology at the Autonomous University of Madrid José Juan Toharia. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, October 5, 2012. On Monday , October 8 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of September will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (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 that reflects the attitude of Spaniards towards the environment, sustainability and biodiversity. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, October 4, 2012. Tomorrow, October 5 , at 12:30 p.m. , the regional pre-election surveys of the Basque Country and Galicia will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www. cis.es). As is usual in pre-election periods, the CIS has carried out a survey with voting intentions in each of the Autonomous Communities that hold elections on October 21. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, Tuesday, October 2, 2012. On Wednesday, October 3 , at 9:00 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Indicator) will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis .is). 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.

The V CIS Summer Seminar on Sociological and Political Research , in collaboration with the Royal Complutense College associated with Harvard University, was held from September 3 to 9 and was inaugurated by the president of the CIS, Félix Requena. The seminar is part of the CIS internationalization strategy that presents the socio-political and economic reality of Spain in the most influential forums and connects Spanish social science researchers with the most prestigious researchers in the academic world. This strategy develops the legal mandate to promote scientific collaboration with university and research centers for the training of researchers in the social sciences and the holding of courses and seminars. In this context, the seminar was developed with extraordinary success and has constituted an essential intellectual debate forum for the knowledge of professors, postgraduate students and researchers of the most recent theoretical, methodological and research developments in the global sphere. of the social sciences. The seminar has had the participation of prestigious academics from the main universities in the world : Harvard, Berkeley, Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology such as Professor Stanley H. Brandes, specialist in comparative cultural studies and methodology; Emilio J. Castilla, expert in human resources management and quantitative research; Aranchu Castro, expert in health policies; Patricia Craig, dedicated to the study of political transitions, institutional reforms and political systems; Roberto M. Fernández, scholar of social networks and organizations; Michele Lamont, in sociology of cultures; Peter Hall, professor of political science and public policy and Sofía Pérez in comparative politics. This year, the seminar has been coordinated by Professor Jesús M. de Miguel from the University of Barcelona.

Madrid, Friday, August 31, 2012. On Monday, September 3 , at 9:00 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Indicator) will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis .is). 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.