Josep Maria Vallès i Casadevall
Encyclopedia
Josep Maria Vallès is a Spanish academic and politician.
(UB), Political Science
(IEP, in Paris
) and Business Management (ESADE
, Barcelona
). He is also a lecturer in Political Science
and Administration (UAB) where he also was the Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology
.
His political activity started in 1999 as a member and President of the association Ciutadans pel Canvi (CpC, Citizens for Change), which formed part of the electoral coalition PSC-CpC.
He is a member of the College of Advocates of Barcelona and of the Spanish Association of Political Science and Administration, of which he has been President since 2001.
Career
Vallès studied lawLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
(UB), Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
(IEP, in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) and Business Management (ESADE
ESADE
The Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas is a college associated with the Ramon Llull University located in Barcelona, Spain. ESADE is composed of three departments; the ESADE Business School, the ESADE Executive Language Center and the ESADE Law School...
, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
). He is also a lecturer in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and Administration (UAB) where he also was the Dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
.
His political activity started in 1999 as a member and President of the association Ciutadans pel Canvi (CpC, Citizens for Change), which formed part of the electoral coalition PSC-CpC.
He is a member of the College of Advocates of Barcelona and of the Spanish Association of Political Science and Administration, of which he has been President since 2001.