José María Maravall Herrero
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José María Maravall Herrero (born 1942 in Madrid
) is a Spanish academic and politician of the Spanish Socialist Party
(PSOE). Maravall was Spanish Minister of Education and Science between 1982 and 1988, and was elected to the Spanish Parliament in 1986, representing Valencia Province
. Maravall eventually returned to academic life, where he has continued his study of politics. As of 2010, he serves on the Advisory Council of the Juan March Institute
, is a Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid
, an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford
, a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy
and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
. Maravall holds doctorates from both the Complutense University of Madrid and Oxford, as well as an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Warwick
. He has been a Research Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick. He is a "Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques" in France and has won the National Award for Political Science and Sociology in Spain.
Maravall's major works include Dictadura y disentimiento político (Dictatorship and Political Dissent), 1978; La política de la transición (The Transition to Democracy in Spain), 1982; Economic Reforms in New Democracies (with Luiz Carlos Bresser and Adam Przeworski
), 1993; Los resultados de la democracia, 1995; Regimes, Politics and Markets, 1997; El control de los políticos, 2003; La confrontación politica, 2008; and has edited (with Adam Przeworski) Democracy and the Rule of Law, 2003, and (with Ignacio Sánchez Cuenca) "Controlling Governments" (2008).
His father, José Antonio Maravall
, was a noted historian of Spanish history.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) is a Spanish academic and politician of the Spanish Socialist Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE). Maravall was Spanish Minister of Education and Science between 1982 and 1988, and was elected to the Spanish Parliament in 1986, representing Valencia Province
Valencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Valencia is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is the third largest district in Congress in terms of the numbers of deputies elected, as it elects sixteen deputies out of the total...
. Maravall eventually returned to academic life, where he has continued his study of politics. As of 2010, he serves on the Advisory Council of the Juan March Institute
Juan March Institute
The Juan March Institute, located in Madrid, Spain, is part of the Juan March Foundation, one of Spain's charities for social research. The objective of the institute is to achieve an effect equally through scientific publications and training the next academic generation...
, is a Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of...
, an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the...
, a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
. Maravall holds doctorates from both the Complutense University of Madrid and Oxford, as well as an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
. He has been a Research Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick. He is a "Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques" in France and has won the National Award for Political Science and Sociology in Spain.
Maravall's major works include Dictadura y disentimiento político (Dictatorship and Political Dissent), 1978; La política de la transición (The Transition to Democracy in Spain), 1982; Economic Reforms in New Democracies (with Luiz Carlos Bresser and Adam Przeworski
Adam Przeworski
Adam Przeworski is a Polish-American professor of Political Science. One of the main important theorists and analysers of democratic societies, theory of democracy and political economy, he is currently a full professor at the Wilf Family Department of Politics of New York University.Born in 1940...
), 1993; Los resultados de la democracia, 1995; Regimes, Politics and Markets, 1997; El control de los políticos, 2003; La confrontación politica, 2008; and has edited (with Adam Przeworski) Democracy and the Rule of Law, 2003, and (with Ignacio Sánchez Cuenca) "Controlling Governments" (2008).
His father, José Antonio Maravall
José Antonio Maravall
José Antonio Maravall Casesnoves was a Spanish historian and essayist.-Biography:Maravall studied philosophy and law at the University of Murcia, where he completed his final degree in political science and economics at the Central University, where he was a student of Jose Ortega y Gasset. He...
, was a noted historian of Spanish history.
External links
- El PP crispa para que no voten los centristas and Los partidos de izquierda son para muchos una vía para resolver sus problemas materiales, two interviews with Maravall by El País