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The Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT) has awarded the Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS) the Certificate of Excellent Journal after having successfully passed the quality assessment process for Spanish scientific journals carried out by said foundation. In consecutive and eliminating phases multiple editorial quality indicators were analysed, such as peer review, established in its regulations; the absence of author endogamy, or the existence of an editorial committee, as well as the percentage of original material in the content published, amongst others. Likewise, the scientific quality assessment evaluated the objectives, scope and contribution to the area of study to which the journal belongs, as well as the importance of the databases in which it is indexed and the impact on its field. Present in the most prestigious international citation indexes, such as the Social Science Citation Index and Scopus, the REIS continues to lead the cumulative historical impact indexes for 1994-2009 and 2000-2009, according to IN-RECS. It is currently the only Spanish social sciences journal present in the JSTOR repository of scientific journals and the second most downloaded on DIALNET, repository containing journals from all areas of study.  

Madrid, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6 , at 1:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of June will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). . This study contains the usual questions of the so-called monthly barometers, as well as a variable part in which the opinion of Spaniards on corruption is collected. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 7625.

Madrid, Monday, July 4, 2011 – In the provisional preview of the results of study 2907, a survey on the Debate on the State of the Nation, published last Friday, July 1, there is an error in the results of question 17 , regarding whether The image of the different political leaders who have intervened in it has improved or worsened after such intervention. The error, which affected the distributions of responses with respect to the following political leaders: Rosa Díez, Carlos Salvador and José Antonio Alonso, has already been corrected in the report currently available on the CIS website.

Delivery of the study "Debate on the State of the Nation" 07-01-2011 Madrid, Friday, July 1, 2011 – Today, Friday , July 1 , at 4 p.m. On the CIS website (www.cis.es) data on the study “Debate on the State of the Nation” will be available to interested parties. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 7625 or mcarabantes@cis.es .

Madrid, Friday, July 1, 2011. From next Monday, July 4 to July 8 , the Center for Sociological Research directs and sponsors the course “Opinion surveys in today's society: challenges and opportunities,” within the framework of the summer courses at the Complutense University of Madrid, at its headquarters in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. On Friday, July 8, at 12 noon, the closing will be carried out by the Minister of the Presidency, Ramón Jáuregui. The course program and information on enrollment, scholarships and credits can be consulted in the information accompanying this note and on the following website: http://www.ucm.es/info/cv/subweb/prog/programas/71106.html For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, Thursday, June 30, 2011 – Tomorrow, Friday, July 1 , the data from the study “Debate on the State of the Nation,” carried out by the Center for Sociological Research, will be made public. Throughout the day, the time at which the data will be available on the Center's website (www.cis.es) will be announced to the media. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 7625.

The purpose of Research Notes is to tackle and clarify problems which arise when receiving and using the data provided in studies published by the CIS Research Note NI2011001 Political class problem. Tables and graphs

The Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) presented "Generaciones excluidas: mexicano-estadounidenses, asimilación y raza", by Edward Telles and Vilma Ortiz, on 10 June at the Madrid Book Fair. The presentation, which was attended by the President of the CIS, Ramón Ramos; one of the authors of the work, Edward Telles, and Professor of Sociology, Antonio Izquierdo, highlighted the originality of the work, not only with regard to its methodological approach but also its important conclusions. Edward Telles and Vilma Ortiz, professors of sociology at the universities of Princeton and California, respectively, outline a series of institutional barriers, such as the shortfalls of the education system and persisting discrimination, to explain why the integration of the youngest generations has come to a halt, and they propose a series of measures which could restart this process. A fortuitous finding was the starting point for this innovative analysis, which shows how the economic and educational progress of immigrants of Mexican origin in the United States has come to a halt in the second generation. In his presentation, Antonio Izquierdo, professor of sociology at the University of A Coruña and Director of the Research Team on Sociology of International Migration, underlined the need to reconsider our view of integration and immigration policies in light of the disheartening results of this cross-generational research. "This is a key text in fields such as stratification, ethnicity and comparative policies on the integration of immigrants and their children in Europe and the United States", asserted Izquierdo.

The Center for Sociological Research presents its new publication: “Excluded Generations: Mexican-Americans, Assimilation and Race” The event will be attended by the President of the CIS, Ramón Ramos, one of the authors of the book, Edward E. Telles, Professor of Sociology at Princeton University (USA), and the author of the introductory study, Antonio Izquierdo, Professor of Sociology at the University of A Coruña. Day : Friday June 10 Time : 12:30 p.m. Location : Martín Gaite Pavilion of the Madrid Book Fair (Jardines del Buen Retiro)

Madrid, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Tomorrow, Thursday, June 9 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of May 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, as well as a variable part in which the opinion of Spaniards on collective risks is collected, including attitudes towards nuclear energy. This information can be used in part or in its entirety without the need to cite sources. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 7625.

Qualification: Excluded generations: Mexican - Americans, assimilation and race Author/s: Edward Telles and Vilma Ortiz; presentation Antonio Izquierdo; translation by Mª Teresa Casado and Carlos G. Pranger Publication language Castilian Edition: 1st ed., 1st imp. Edition Date: 2011 Publication CIS Description: 370 p. 23x15cm Binding: rustic Collection Contemporary Classics, 4 Original title Generations of Exclusion: Mexican Americans, assimilation and race Edward Telles and Vilma Ortiz, professors of Sociology at the universities of Princeton and California, respectively, point to a series of institutional barriers, such as the poor functioning of the educational system and the persistence of discrimination, to explain why the integration of the younger generations and propose a series of measures that could reinvigorate this process. A chance discovery triggers this innovative analysis in which it is shown that the economic and educational progress experienced by immigrants of Mexican origin in the US stagnates from the second generation onwards. In his presentation, Antonio Izquierdo, professor of Sociology at the University of A Coruña and Director of the Sociology of International Migration Team, insists on the need to rethink the perspectives of integration and immigration policies in view of the discouraging results. of this intergenerational research. “It is a basic book in fields such as stratification, ethnicity and the comparative integration policies of immigrants and their children in Europe and the United States,” says Izquierdo. The CIS will be present at this 70th edition of the Madrid Book Fair (from May 27 to June 12), with booth number 17. Its funds can be exceptionally purchased with a 10% discount on the RRP. Consult the catalog. Day: Friday, June 10, 2011 Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: Madrid Book Fair (Carmen Martín Gaite Tent – Retiro Park) The event will be attended by the President of the CIS, Ramón Ramos ; the author of the work, Edward Telles , and the Professor of Sociology, Antonio Izquierdo . Buy

Madrid, Thursday, May 26, 2011. Once again, the Center for Sociological Research (CIS) will be present at the Madrid Book Fair, which this year will be held from May 27 to June 12. The CIS has almost 500 titles in its editorial collection, published over more than 30 years of activity. The latest publications will be displayed and can be purchased at booth number 17 , easily accessible from Puerta de Madrid (c/O'Donnell) with a 10% discount on the RRP. On Friday, June 10 at 1 p.m. In the Carmen Martín Gaite Tent of the Book Fair, the CIS will present the publication “Excluded Generations: Mexican-Americans, Assimilation and Race,” a classic work on integration and ethnicity, by Edward Telles and Vilma Ortiz. Consult the catalog

Madrid, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The Sociological Research Center directs and sponsors the summer course “ Opinion surveys in today's society: challenges and opportunities ”, which will take place between July 4 and 8, 2011 at the framework of the summer courses of the Complutense University of Madrid, at its headquarters in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. As speakers, there is the participation of leading experts in the study of public opinion, both from the world of universities and from companies in the sector. The course program and information on enrollment, scholarships and credits can be consulted in the information accompanying this note and on the following website: http://www.ucm.es/info/cv/subweb/prog/programas/ 71106.html For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.