Other social sciences

  • Lectorate of Spanish at Columbia University

    Lectorate of Spanish at Columbia University

    The Rafael del Pino Foundation has sponsored the Spanish language lectureship at Columbia University with the aim of contributing to the promotion of Spanish at the university and strengthening its Spanish department, as well as facilitating research and training for professionals teaching Spanish to students.

    Further information

  • The Spain of Philip V.

    The Spain of Philip V.

    The Foundation has been a member of the Association of Protectors of the Royal Academy of History since 2001. In 2014, the Foundation and the Royal Academy of History organised a series of conferences entitled Felipe V's Spain: War of Succession, reforms, growth and future prospects. This series covered aspects

    Further information

  • Spanish in the United States, a link between language and business

    Spanish in the United States, a link between language and business

    From 2013 to 2019, the Foundation offered the Rafael del Pino Scholarship at the Cervantes Institute's Observatory of the Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures in the United States at Harvard University, within the framework of its collaboration agreement with this institute. The Observatory's primary objective is to

    Further information

  • Public policies on Spanish implemented by the U.S. administration

    Public policies on Spanish implemented by the U.S. administration

    From 2013 to 2019, the Foundation offered the Rafael del Pino Scholarship at the Cervantes Institute's Observatory of the Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures in the United States at Harvard University, within the framework of its collaboration agreement with this institute. The Observatory's primary objective is to

    Further information

  • Spanish-language cyberjournalism in the United States

    Spanish-language cyberjournalism in the United States

    From 2013 to 2019, the Foundation offered the Rafael del Pino Scholarship at the Cervantes Institute's Observatory of the Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures in the United States at Harvard University, within the framework of its collaboration agreement with this institute. The Observatory's primary objective is to

    Further information

  • Restoration of artistic and cultural heritage.

    Restoration of artistic and cultural heritage.

    In 2006, the Foundation, in collaboration with the Secretariat of State for International Cooperation and Ibero-America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, created the Rafael del Pino Architecture Scholarship for the restoration of artistic and cultural heritage, attached to the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome. Its objective is to contribute

    Further information

  • A Viceroy of the Río de la Plata between War and Enlightenment

    A Viceroy of the Río de la Plata between War and Enlightenment

    This is a research project carried out by Javier Barrientos Grandon, Professor of Legal History in Chile, in which he presents a period in the history of the Spanish monarchy in one of its American viceroyalties during the reign of Charles IV, when the ideas of the French Revolution that

    Further information

  • Spanish expansion in the world

    Spanish expansion in the world

    The Rafael del Pino Foundation together with the Royal Academy of History have reached an agreement to organise the series of conferences "Spanish expansion in the world (16th to 19th centuries: economy, politics and culture)" during 2013. The following conferences took place during the month of March 2013:

    Further information

  • Costs of delays in the family and commercial justice system

    Costs of delays in the family and commercial justice system

    Following on from the “Study on the duration of family proceedings”, carried out by the Foundation for Applied Economic Studies (FEDEA) in collaboration with the General Council of the Judiciary, the Rafael del Pino Foundation has sponsored a new study that aims to analyse the problems detected in the

    Further information

  • Jurisprudence of the Audiencia Nacional on competition 2008-2010

    Jurisprudence of the Audiencia Nacional on competition 2008-2010

    With the aim of continuing the work “Ten Years of National Court Jurisprudence on Competition Law” (Law Collection – Rafael del Pino Foundation – Marcial Pons 2009 – 3 volumes), “Case Law of the National High Court on Competition Law 2008, 2009 and 2010” was created. The

    Further information

  • The global governance of experts

    The global governance of experts

    The Rafael del Pino Foundation decided to support Professor Josep Mª. Colomer in carrying out his research project entitled “The global government of experts”. This research analyses the decision-making processes and implementation of innovative public policies on major issues, particularly macroeconomic ones, through interaction between certain international organisations and the governments of

    Further information

  • The royal road of the Tejas: past and present

    The royal road of the Tejas: past and present

    As a result of the collaboration agreement signed on 2 June 2011 between the Rafael del Pino Foundation and the Consulate General of Spain in Houston, Texas (USA), between 16 June and 3 July 2011, the exhibition was held at Duncan Hall at Rice University (USA).

    Further information