INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER AT HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
We conduct research to understand human beings and respond to the global challenges of society.
WE WANT TO GENERATE
knowledge
THAT INSPIRES
A BETTER WORLD
CHALLENGE ICS 24-25
"Orientalism and Westernism: crossed gazes."
We seek to study how the West and the East have seen, explained and represented each other and to analyze the discourses that have been produced, especially in the wake of decolonization and the consequent changes in the identity of nations.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The Roads to Development:
Work, Markets and Institutions
October, 20-21, 2025
Latest publications of the Institute for Culture and Society
19|05|2025
Javier Sánchez Cañizares: "Science is a spiritual activity characterized by unconditional openness".
The researcher of the 'Mind-brain' group of the ICS has published the book 'How the spirit acts in the world", an exploration of God and
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08|05|2025
Turkay Salim Nefes (CSIC): "People who believe in conspiracy theories are more attached to their identities".
The researcher gave a seminar at ICS on conspiracy theories in Turkey from a sociological point of view, at
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07|05|2025
"The average age is at the origin of the great values of the West, from universities to democracy."
Jaume Aurell, Full Professor of Medieval History, sheds new light on the average in his latest bookbequest de Gigantes".
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Upcoming events
27 may. 2025
18:00h.
meeting with Guillermo Lasso
29 may. 2025
12:30h.
X Lecture of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS)
29-30 may. 2025
15:00h.
Interuniversity Doctoral seminar 2025
30 may. 2025
12:00h.