The Instituto Carlos III-Juan March ( IC3JM ), formerly the Advanced Center for Social Science Studies (CEACS), is a research and postgraduate institute for the social sciences . It is based at the Getafe campus of Carlos III University in the south of the Madrid metropolitan area . It receives funding from both the university and the Fundación Juan March .
23-631: The predecessor organization of IC3JM, the Advanced Center for Social Science Studies (CEACS), opened in 1987 as part of the Fundación Juan March , which supports social science research along with other cultural objectives. The Foundation is based in the Salamanca district of central Madrid. CEACS offered master's degrees in social science for Spanish students as well as a programme of four-year grants for students to undertake
46-665: A master's and write a doctoral thesis. In 2007, CEACS decided to focus on postdoctoral research as well, and it offered a three-year research grant to top professors worldwide. In September 2013, the Juan March Foundation and the Carlos III University decided to jointly support CEACS, and turned CEACS into the Instituto Carlos III-Juan March (IC3JM), and relocated the campus from Salamanca in central Madrid to Getafe ;
69-580: A series on the theme of synesthesia ( Sinestesia. Escuchar los colores, ver la música ) performed in 2016. Catalunya Mùsica also broadcasts the concerts on Saturdays. The Fundación streams many of its cultural events via Canal March. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain it became difficult to attend the Fundación in person, but the availability of archive material available online was increased. Also
92-456: A three-year research grant to top professors worldwide. In September 2013, the Juan March Foundation and the Carlos III University decided to jointly support CEACS, and turned CEACS into the Instituto Carlos III-Juan March (IC3JM), and relocated the campus from Salamanca in central Madrid to Getafe ; the academic staff, activities, programmes, and library of the former CEACS were absorbed by IC3JM. The two organizations collaborated to found
115-491: Is [Sandra Leon]. The institute's scientific committee is responsible for the supervision of students' research assisting the Instituto Juan March in the definition of the center's academic and research policy , and advising on the development of the teaching curriculum and the library's holdings and services. The scientific committee is formed by a number of leading Spanish and international scholars. Members of
138-460: Is devoted to research in social science with a focus on political economy , voting and party competition . The main lines of research are the study of the social structure and processes of change in advanced contemporary societies, their political and economic systems and cultural and historical roots. The research carried out in the institute focuses above all, on the geographic and cultural area of Europe . Sociology and Political Science are
161-745: Is located in the Salamanca district and was inaugurated in 1975. The building was designed by José Luis Picardo Castellón and features contrasting bands of marble and glass. Outside there are two sculptures near the entrance, one by Chillida and one by Sempere . There are three more sculptures in the patio (a garden accessible via the shop on the ground floor), these are by Gustavo Torner, Miguel Ortiz Berrocal and Martin Chirino. The ground floor has space for exhibitions. On other floors there are: Roughly about 125 concerts, 110 conferences and 4 exhibitions are produced each year. Concerts on Wednesdays are regularly broadcast by Radio Clásica , for example,
184-590: Is well-connected with the European University Institute , Oxford University , and several American universities. Fundaci%C3%B3n Juan March The Fundación Juan March is a foundation established in 1955 by Juan March , who was Spain's richest man. The foundation produces exhibitions as well as concert and lecture series. Its headquarters in Madrid houses a library devoted to contemporary Spanish music and theater. It owns and operates
207-441: The Fundación Juan March , which supports social science research along with other cultural objectives. The Foundation is based in the Salamanca district of central Madrid. CEACS offered master's degrees in social science for Spanish students as well as a programme of four-year grants for students to undertake a master's and write a doctoral thesis. In 2007, CEACS decided to focus on postdoctoral research as well, and it offered
230-878: The Museo de Arte Abstracto Español , in Cuenca, and the Museu Fundación Juan March, in Palma . Its Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences ( Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales ), which has granted nearly one hundred doctoral degrees to Spanish students, is currently incorporated within the Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales at the Charles III University of Madrid . The Madrid headquarters
253-538: The Advanced Center for Social Science Studies (CEACS), is a research and postgraduate institute for the social sciences . It is based at the Getafe campus of Carlos III University in the south of the Madrid metropolitan area . It receives funding from both the university and the Fundación Juan March . The predecessor organization of IC3JM, the Advanced Center for Social Science Studies (CEACS), opened in 1987 as part of
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#1732802403549276-478: The Fundación Juan March since 1981. It holds one of the most complete collection of works of Spanish abstract art. In 2015, the museum celebrated its 50th anniversary with a new extension and an improvement of its collection. The documentary "Hanging from a Dream" documented the history of the museum Instituto Carlos III-Juan March The Instituto Carlos III-Juan March ( IC3JM ), formerly
299-589: The Fundación introduced podcasts including a series in English. The Fundación's research library specialises in contemporary Spanish Theatre and Music, Illusionism and Curatorial Studies. Their online library is made up of 10 portals broken down into thematic knowledge areas, with a catalogue of over 180,000 records, including monographs, sheet music, periodicals, photographs, posters and sketches, as well as original manuscript documents. The Fundación also maintains three personal libraries – those of Julio Cortázar ,
322-429: The Instituto Juan March in the definition of the center's academic and research policy , and advising on the development of the teaching curriculum and the library's holdings and services. The scientific committee is formed by a number of leading Spanish and international scholars. Members of the scientific committee have included: Juan J. Linz ( Sterling Professor of Political and Social Science of Yale University )
345-423: The academic staff, activities, programmes and the library of the former Juan March Institute Centre for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (CEACS). The IC3JM is a leading centre of social science research (political science and sociology), as well as advanced postgraduate training. Its research focuses around comparative studies, with a rigorous methodological and theoretical foundation. Over 60 academics pass through
368-417: The academic staff, activities, programmes, and library of the former CEACS were absorbed by IC3JM. The two organizations collaborated to found the institute in its current incarnation; it is located on Carlos III University campus but both organizations contribute funding. Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca has served as IC3JM's Director since its inception in 2013. The Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones
391-476: The core disciplines within the institute. Both teaching and research in the institute are orientated towards methodological issues and comparative approaches in the social sciences. Besides its own research activity, the institute encourages social science research, publishes collections of estudios (working papers and doctoral theses), runs a specialist library and organizes courses, seminars and other activities for faculty, researchers and students. The director
414-510: The institute each year, taking part in the various seminars, workshops and academic meetings. The IC3JM has a strong international profile and its members are senior academics from the world's leading universities. The Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca was famously praised by Alfred Barr , founder of the Museum of Modern Art, in a visit to the museum in 1970. The museum was set up by painter Fernando Zóbel in 1966 and has been managed by
437-422: The institute in its current incarnation; it is located on Carlos III University campus but both organizations contribute funding. Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca has served as IC3JM's Director since its inception in 2013. The Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones is devoted to research in social science with a focus on political economy , voting and party competition . The main lines of research are
460-522: The painter Fernando Zóbel and academic Francisco Ruiz Ramón. It also hosts around 15 personal archives of composers and playwrights. There is also a small library in the sculpture garden. The Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales (IC3JM) is an institute that is jointly financed by the Fundación Juan March and the Carlos III University, and is based on the university's campus in Getafe . The IC3JM has taken over
483-577: The scientific committee have included: Juan J. Linz ( Sterling Professor of Political and Social Science of Yale University ) was an honorary member of the Scientific Committee. The institute is well positioned in the ranking of the ECPR , but especially in the exhaustive Hix 's ranking (2004) of Political Science Departments of the World. In the context of research in Spain, the institute
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#1732802403549506-436: The social sciences. Besides its own research activity, the institute encourages social science research, publishes collections of estudios (working papers and doctoral theses), runs a specialist library and organizes courses, seminars and other activities for faculty, researchers and students. The director is [Sandra Leon]. The institute's scientific committee is responsible for the supervision of students' research assisting
529-479: The study of the social structure and processes of change in advanced contemporary societies, their political and economic systems and cultural and historical roots. The research carried out in the institute focuses above all, on the geographic and cultural area of Europe . Sociology and Political Science are the core disciplines within the institute. Both teaching and research in the institute are orientated towards methodological issues and comparative approaches in
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