From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT). rdcu.be/eIkms

We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨My first published article together with @galais.bsky.social is out: “Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain” In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain. 🧵What do we find? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We are hiring! We are looking for a prospective PhD student to work at the Department of Political Science of the University of Barcelona and the Institutions, Politics and Economics Research Center in connection to a research project on Backlash. More details here: sites.google.com/view/jordi-m...

The far-right majority in the Dutch parliament (BBB-FvD-JA21-PVV-SGP-VVD) has just designated “Antifa” a terrorist organization. This is a dark day for Dutch democracy and the final nail in the coffin of the VVD as a serious liberal democratic party.

Long ago, in a study of the democratic attitudes in Germany, Dalton raised the possibility of “Fragebogendemokraten” (questionnaire democrats): people who hesitate to express their sincere dislike for “democracy” in surveys, providing instead the “socially desirable” response (1)

🧲 We are hiring! ✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social 🏁 4-year FPI contract 🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English 📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to [email protected] 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2

Colleagues have backed up the point with data and infographics. The answer is no: political violence in the US is if anything declining, not rising. The far right commits more than the far left, but both are rare, and fewer than 10% of Americans endorse violence for political goals.

‼️Our new paper with magnificent colleagues @alinazumbrunn.bsky.social @antonialang.bsky.social‬ on how place experience shapes place-based (rural/urban) identity is now out at the Journal of Rural Studies! 👇 (1/5)

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026. 😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA. 👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things. A short 🧵

🚨NEW PAPER 🚨 Are police more right-wing and biased against marginalized groups than the general public? If so, why? My new article in @pnas.org w/ @tylerreny.bsky.social, Newman, and Sears provides some answers. 🧵1/n

🧐 Les actituds contràries a la immigració van a l'alça, però és el moment de més racisme a Catalunya? No, l'any 2010 també hi era molt present i, de fet, ara les opinions són més positives a les enquestes, encara que el racisme tingui més presència institucional 👇

📢 Out now! The Handbook of Affective Polarization is officially published 🎉 📖 Open Access & packed with 30 great chapters thanks to amazing authors. Huge thanks to everyone, and in particular to @marianotorcal.bsky.social for the great (and fun) collaboration! 💙 Link below for the e-book 👇

It has been a pleasure to contribute to the Handbook of Affective Polarization, edited by @marianotorcal.bsky.social and @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social I co-authored a chapter with @marianotorcal.bsky.social on the operationalization of affective polarization in multiparty systems 👇

It is OUT the last (printed) version of Handbook of Affective Polarization doi.org/10.4337/9781... It is open Access!!!

Ho vam dir. Es va negar. Però hi som de ple. França proposa reduir radicalment la despesa pública en tots els àmbits... menys en la despesa militar! Va començar Gran Bretanya, continua França i ho farà la resta. I cal dir-ho: és un despropòsit, irracional i antisocial. elpais.com/internaciona...

📢 Publication alert: Our paper "Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes" - with @tonirodon.bsky.social, @griambau.bsky.social, ‬ and Andreu Rodilla - is now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.

Our Element is out! 🎉 Why do authoritarian-leaning leaders target women’s and LGBTQ+ rights? Is there a systematic pattern that reaches beyond individual country cases, and how is this reflected in people’s attitudes and societal norms? www.cambridge.org/core/element...

New paper @electoralstudies.bsky.social With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧵

This is attemp to understand the dynamics of affective polarization with the emergence of a RRP: A "Longitudinal Study on the Dynamic Relationship Between Affective Polarization and Radical Right’s Emergence..." Josep Maria Comellas, Mariano Torcal, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

🚨 Call for papers 📢 VIII Jornada de Comportament i Opinió Pública de Catalunya / 8th Catalan Political Behavior & Public Opinion Workshop 📅 6 de novembre de 2025 / November 6, 2025 at @IBEI 📩 Deadline: 4 de juliol / July 4. Submission: 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 👇

After a long time in the making, so happy to finally see this paper out at @psrm.bsky.social, with Albert Falcó and @robpannico.bsky.social- www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

‼️Las ideas conspiranoicas ganan terreno: la mitad de los españoles cree que nos ocultan los ‘peligros’ de las vacunas

Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been published open access today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social 💫 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... This is my favourite article from my PhD thesis. I love the topic, its findings, and the literature it draws on. A quick 🧵:

First substack with @simonhix.bsky.social — was it a good idea to join labour and citizenship questions in the same referendum? Illustrated with scatterplots and (arguably) aesthetic maps!

The Case of VOX in Spain: Josep Maria Comellas Bonsfills & Mariano Torcal Loriente examine the dynamic relationship between affective polarization and radical right’s emergence: buff.ly/w53reSE @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com #polsci

"El nombre de passatgers de l’aeroport de Barcelona - El Prat - Josep Tarradellas ha passat de 19,8 milions el 2000 als 52,7 milions el 2019. Més del 70% dels vols són operats per aerolínies low-cost", explicava l'Albert Arias ja fa uns anys. Per contextualitzar el "col·lapse" de la infraestructura.

New OA paper! 🌍 We explore how diverse rural voices articulate senses of place tied to territory & land use, and how they envision sustainable futures in rural Galicia. We delve into place, identity, and land uses in times of ecosocial crisis. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Only 10 days left to register for RECSM Summer School! 📍 Barcelona & Online 🗓️ 30 June–18 July Researchers, students, and professionals, boost your skills in quantitative social research with leading experts in the field. Make sure to register by 20 June 🔗 More info: upf.edu/web/survey/2...

Today, we concluded our two-day workshop on Political Behaviour and Public Opinion. Many thanks to all presenters and participants for the inspiring discussions and contributions!

Our article "In-Party Love, Out-Party Hate, and Affective Polarization in Twelve Established Democracies" has now been published #openaccess at @poqjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/poq/advance-... Main highlights in the🧵below 👇

NEW - Beyond Observational Relationships: Evidence from a Ten-Country Experiment that Policy Disputes Cause Affective Polarization - cup.org/3Zvgchx - @noamgidron.bsky.social, James Adams, @rwillh11.bsky.social & @ttichelbaecker.bsky.social #OpenAccess

🚨 New article out at @polstudies.bsky.social! "A Longitudinal Study on the Dynamic Relationship Between Affective Polarization and Radical Right's Emergence: The Case of VOX in Spain", co-authored with @marianotorcal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/0032...

🚨 Survey Tender Call Now Open! We're looking for a company to provide online samples for 15 European countries as part of the @tact-forsed.bsky.social project (Horizon) 📝 Public tender details: 🔗 contractaciopublica.cat/ca/detall-pu... 📅 Deadline for proposals: June 12, 2025,13:00 CEST

🗣️Next TransDeM-DEC seminar: @filipkostelka.bsky.social (European University Institute) will present "Change in Migrants’ Political Attitudes: Acculturation and Cosmopolitanization", co-authored with @evakrejcova.bsky.social and Nicolas Sauger. 📅Tue May 27, 13:00 📍Sala de Juntes, Fac. CCPP (UAB)

A Tinder Test of Democratic Norms💋 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social with @bertous.bsky.social We rely on a visual conjoint experiment, cross-sectional data, & panel data to show that affective polarization drives the normalisation of the far right among the centre-right 🇬🇧🇪🇸 doi.org/10.1086/736698

🚨 “We just need to recognize that we’re all citizens of this country.” –– Politicians + citizens often stress a shared national identity when trying to bridge racial, partisan, or other group divides. @stysyropoulos.bsky.social & I show why such “shared” identities are doomed to fail. 🧵1/9

Next seminar 📢: Next Tuesday (13th May) @sandraleon.bsky.social will present "Disaster in a Distrustful Democracy: Public Reactions to the DANA crisis in Spain" co-authored with @amuitz.bsky.social 📍Sala de Juntes 🕐 13:00 Join us!

1/7 First paper of my dissertation now out in EJPR with @bnbakker.bsky.social & @gijsschumacher.bsky.social Can we measure affective polarization in systems with 6, 10, or even more parties without overburdening respondents or compromising validity? We show how. Paper: doi.org/10.1111/1475...

Should democracies ban parties that threaten democracy? In the DEMOTRADEOFF project survey we asked people in 15 countries about this. A short 🧵 with some results Citizens are deeply divided about this issue Support for bans is highest in 🇮🇱 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 🇨🇭 🇩🇪 www.dw.com/en/germany-i...

Happy to see our paper on the political incorporation of women finally out in @worldpolitics.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

🎉🎉 Excited to share that our paper "The Value of Liberal Democracy: Assessing Citizens’ Commitment to Democratic Principles", co-authored with @ehernandez.bsky.social, Enrique Prada and Damjan Tomic, is now published in the European Journal of Political Research!🎉

📢 Nuevo estudio @petroleuse-sbd.bsky.social y @margaleon.bsky.social analizan cómo cómo la segmentación del mercado laboral impide que todos los padres accedan por igual al permiso de paternidad en España. agendapublica.es/noticia/1978...

Winter is gone, but the RECSM Summer Methods School is coming! Explore essential courses on #R #programming and #quantitative #research, taught by leading researchers! Early bird discounts until May 23rd! Registration and enrolment will open soon: www.upf.edu/web/survey/2... #SummerSchool #UPF

🚨 New publication 🔥 The gender gap in far-right voting is primarily driven by the significantly larger support of the far-right among young men today👇 @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social

¿Es Spiderman de izquierdas y Harry Potter de derechas? Hoy en el blog tenemos una gran colaboración. @turnbulldugarte.com y @markuswagner.bsky.social nos cuentan un estudio que muestra que proyectamos nuestras ideas políticas sobre héroes y villanos de la ficción. www.eldiario.es/132_b98f8a?u...

👋 Hola! Farem una enquesta sobre la cultura de la pau i estem provant una breu prova pilot per perfilar-ne el qüestionari final Podríeu respondre-la, si us plau? És anònima, amb poques preguntes i ens fareu un gran favor (i si difoneu, serà genial) 🙏🏼👇 pompeufabraeec.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🚨🚨New Publication🚨🚨🥳 🗳 How does serving as a poll officer influence future turnout, particularly among women? In a recent article at @bjpols.bsky.social with @tonirodon.bsky.social, we explore this question. 🧵

🚨Why do masses support democratic backsliding?🚨 A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @liorsheffer.bsky.social and Itamar Yakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization. doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

📢 New paper by @galais.bsky.social & me on Affective Polarization (AP)! Analyzing short-term changes in AP with panel data, we show that Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation policies lowered AP, with effects mediated by perceptions of elite ideological divides. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...