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Princess of Asturias Awards 10/02/2013
He received the award in 1987 for “his important contribution to contemporary political sociology”.
Juan Jósé Linz, 1987 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences. ©FPA
Juan José Linz, Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, has died.
The Jury decided by majority vote to confer the award on Juan José Linz Storch de Gracia "for his important contribution to contemporary political sociology. Professor Linz's work covers, among other fields, the study of the working and stability of democracies, authoritarian and fascist regimes, transition to democracy, electoral attitudes and political parties. His research has had a major international impact and has influenced the progress of social sciences, and his teaching work has been decisive for the progress made nowadays by sociology in Latin-American countries", as reflected in the Minutes of the Jury dated 24th April 1987.
The Jury was chaired by Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez and made up of Álvaro Cuervo, Antonio Domínguez Ortiz, Ángel Fernández Noriega, Fernando García de Cortázar, Eduardo García de Enterría, Salvador Giner, Alfredo Lafita, Landelino Lavilla, José López Muñiz y González Madroño, Aurelio Menéndez, Gregorio Peces-Barba, José Luis Pinillos, Alejandro Rebollo, Carlos Seco Serrano and Rodrígo Uría (acting as secretary).
The Awards Ceremony took place on 29th October in the presence of TM The King and Queen of Spain and HRH The Prince of Asturias. The speeches at the ceremony were given by Camilo José Cela, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the President of the Foundation at that time, Plácido Arango, and HRH Prince Felipe de Borbón.
The following is a list of the Laureates that year:
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR THE ARTS
Eduardo Chillida
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR LITERATURE
Camilo José Cela
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES
Juan José Linz
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR COMMUNICATION AND HUMANITIES
The Colombian newspapers El Espectador and El Tiempo
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Jacinto Convit
Pablo Rudomín
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR CONCORD
Villa El Salvador
PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR SPORTS
Sebastian Coe
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