LA PRESIDENCIA PRESIDENCIA FIFTH SUMMER SEMINAR ON SOCIOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL RESEARCH RCC Harvard University / CIS 26 Trowbridge Street (with Harvard Street) Tel. (+1) 617 495 3536 September 3-9, 2012 Monday, September 3, Labor Day Arrival of the members of the Seminar. 8 pm Informal (voluntary) dinner for the members of the seminar already at Cambridge, at The Border Cafe (32 Church Street at Palmer Street). Tuesday, September 4 11 am 1 pm Inauguration of the Seminar at the Conference Room, RCC. Palabras de bienvenida en español by: José M. Martínez-Sierra, Director RCC. Mario Ruiz-Legido, Cervantes Institute in Boston. Pablo Sánchez-Terán, Consul of Spain in Boston. Félix Requena, President CIS. Secretary of State, Ministry of the Presidency. Key speech (30 minutes, in English): New Trends in Social Research by Prof. Emilio J. Castilla, MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1 pm 1:10 pm Administrative remarks, and Harvard library cards, by program manager Elizabeth Kline, RCC. Lunch time
PRESIDENCIA PRESIDENCIA 3 pm Presentation of the agenda of the Seminar, by Prof. Jesús M. de Miguel, Director of the Seminar. 3:15 6 pm Arachu Castro, Medical School, Harvard University. Coffee break from 4:15 to 4:45 pm at the garden of the RCC. Wednesday, September 5 10 am 10:45 am Information about the papers of the participants to the Seminar (to be presented on Saturday and Sunday) and planning of presentation. 11 am-13:45 pm Michèle Lamont, Professor of the Department of Sociology, Harvard University. 3 pm Group visit to the MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge. Thursday, September 6 10 am 12:45 pm Peter Hall, Professor of Political Science, and Center for European Studies, Harvard University. 4 pm Group visit to the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University. The Director, Dr. Patricia Graig, will lead a debate on The Presidential Elections in United States. Reception follows in the garden of the Center for European Studies.
PRESIDENCIA PRESIDENCIA Friday, September 7 10 am 12:45 pm Stanley Brandes, Robert H. Lowie Professor of Anthropology, University of California Berkeley, presently at Washington DC campus. 2 pm Group visit, starting from the RCC, to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Massachusetts. Saturday, September 8 10 am 12:45 pm Roberto Fernández, Professor of Sociology Organizations, at the Sloan School, MIT. 3 7 pm Presentation of sociological papers by members of the Seminar. Moderator: Jesús M. de Miguel. Coffee break from 5 to 5:30 pm at the garden of the RCC. Is solidarity with the unemployed weaker in multi-ethnic contexts? A cross-national analysis of nineteen European countries (Xavier Escandell and Pau Marí- Klose). Dilemmas and contributions of anthropologists working for migrants in violent contexts (Isabel González Enríquez). Sociology of old age and ageing in Spain: What went wrong? (Mariano Sánchez). Popular television and cultural vulnerability: A study of the participants in a Spanish talk show (Andrés Villena). Students and diversity in the age of the hurricane: Analysis of media discourses regarding school and conflict (Ria Villà Taberner). Universalization of higher education: Trends and social implications (Santiago Martínez-Dordella). Letting schools think community? A critical approach to the role of third sector organizations working in partnership with schools to enhance migrant families involvement (Aleandro Paniagua and Alessio D Angelo). Group creativity: The creation of the collective myth (Débora Quiroga Terreros).
PRESIDENCIA PRESIDENCIA Uncertainty, quality, and status: An empirical examination in diverse groups (Minna Paunova). The use of comparative analysis approach for social researchers (Ignacio López Moreno). Sunday, September 9 9:00 am 1pm Presentation of political science (and public policy) papers by members of the Seminar. Moderator: Emilio J. Castilla (MIT) / Sofía Pérez (Boston University). Presidentialism and crown in North America (José J. Sanmartín). Solidarity and nationalism in multilevel settings: Testing theory in Spanish contexts (Enric Martínez-Herrera). We, the new citizens of Europe: Perceptions of European belonging and EU support in new member States (Aleksandra Anna Sojka). The meaning of participatory institution in different political contexts: Discussing Brazilian and Chinese cases (Mariana Lópes Álves). Democracy and data: The new right to access public information (Ruy Rodríguez Gabarrón). Violence and democracy in post-war El Salvador: An ethnographic approach to democratization processes (Ainhoa Montoya). Class and vote in pre-capitalist societies (Arturo de Nieves Gutiérrez de Rubalcava). Violence against women and the Spanish international development cooperation policy: Some challenges in its research (Marina Martins González). Absorptive capacity: benefits and contraindications. A peripheral view of manufacturing networks (Daniela Iubatti and Paolo Aversa). Educational policy in corporate social responsibility in the promotion of entrepreneurship in the Valencia region (Irene Monsonis Payá).
PRESIDENCIA PRESIDENCIA Ending of the Seminar: Written evaluation of the seminar by members of the Fifth Seminar. 1 pm Diploma ceremony. 2 pm Reception and BBQ lunch (free for members of the Fifth Seminar and their families) in the garden of the RCC. ***