Vicente Valentim, Elias Dinas, & I came together to do this paper because we have all long shared an intution: mainstream center-right rhetoric shapes democratic norms. The hard part? Showing it empirically. We make some headway in this new paper. Grateful to @bjpols.bsky.social for publishing.

At @epsanet.bsky.social in Madrid I show how new pedestrian areas in Milan may increase votes for the incumbent and reduce those for radical right parties, presenting in an amazing panel with Asya Magazinnik @chknutsen.bsky.social @vheddesheimer.bsky.social @manuel-alvarinho.bsky.social! #epsa

Another must-read from @danielbeland.bsky.social on ideas and policy feedback! Favorite nugget: policy implementation generates experience from which actors learn, tipping the balance between self-reinforcing and self-undermining feedback. ideas.repec.org/a/mul/jl9ury...

Another must-read from @danielbeland.bsky.social on ideas and policy feedback! Favorite nugget: policy implementation generates experience from which actors learn, tipping the balance between self-reinforcing and self-undermining feedback. ideas.repec.org/a/mul/jl9ury...

🎓Last Tuesday I defended my PhD dissertation at the @eui-eu.bsky.social! I am very grateful to my supervisors Anton Hemerijck and @margaleon.bsky.social and to the members of the committee @siljahausermann.bsky.social and Ellen Immergut for their guidance. Full thesis link: hdl.handle.net/1814/92816

🎓Last Tuesday I defended my PhD dissertation at the @eui-eu.bsky.social! I am very grateful to my supervisors Anton Hemerijck and @margaleon.bsky.social and to the members of the committee @siljahausermann.bsky.social and Ellen Immergut for their guidance. Full thesis link: hdl.handle.net/1814/92816

⏰ 📕 New publication out with Francisco Ferraioli in Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy What makes national-level social policy reforms so hard to deliver in decentralized welfare systems? Find out here, it's open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

This is a nice video for some context about the Kashmir conflict, in light of the recent terrorist attack. Modi's repression toward Muslims will only fuel a vicious spiral of violence. youtu.be/cyayif_nla8?...

The politics of how Spain solved its absence of minimum income schemes, now published in SPA. An interesting read for the #politics of #socialpolicy, #inequality and #SouthernEurope!

Policy feedback effects on public opinion can bridge institutionalism and behaviouralism. However, research often forgets to link 'opinion' back to politics, otherwise there is no 'feedback', only 'effects'.

Siempre es un buen momento para recordar esto.

So, it's tax cuts for the wealthiest and tax rises for the poorest, just this time for companies? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Let's not forget what these tariffs are really about: raising $4 trillion to make the 2017 tax cuts for the rich permanent. #tradewarsareclasswars

La España que crece, la brecha que no se cierra - elpais.com/opinion/2025...

¿Qué tienen en común las sanciones a aerolíneas, la retirada de anuncios ilegales de pisos turísticos o la regulación de algoritmos de precios? El Secretario General de Consumo y Juego @andresbarragan.bsky.social en @agendapublica.es explica cómo puede el Ministerio reequilibrar el poder de mercado.

En aquest article analitzo els mercats voluntaris de crèdits de carboni i la seva efectivitat en la lluita contra el canvi climàtic. La conclusió: cal millorar la seva regulació perquè realment contribueixin a la descarbonització i no siguin només una eina de màrqueting.

New interesting piece on parenting leave and gender in Spain, by A Escobedo and P moss in @cwfjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1366... Check my article below if you are also interested in the political process and rationale of this peculiar leave design! doi.org/10.1111/polp...

New interesting piece on parenting leave and gender in Spain, by A Escobedo and P moss in @cwfjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1366... Check my article below if you are also interested in the political process and rationale of this peculiar leave design! doi.org/10.1111/polp...

🌱💸 Quin paper tenen les compensacions de carboni en la descarbonització empresarial? Són una eina real contra el canvi climàtic o només un mecanisme de greenwashing? La @cristinaferrer.bsky.social analitza els mercats voluntaris de crèdits de carboni aquí 👇 catalunyaplural.cat/ca/trampes-a...

Esta tarde tenemos una cita con @crendueles.bsky.social online para hablar del nexo entre cooperativas y sector público. A las 15.30. No te lo pierdas! Organiza @espaizerovuit.bsky.social

Esta tarde tenemos una cita con @crendueles.bsky.social online para hablar del nexo entre cooperativas y sector público. A las 15.30. No te lo pierdas! Organiza @espaizerovuit.bsky.social

Take a look at the new @sespjournal.bsky.social collection of articles on Gender & Sexuality in Southern Europe. There are 12 articles open or free access. Introduced by @elombardo.bsky.social, with articles on Turkey, Spain, Greece, Portugal & Italy. More to come www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...

📢Next Friday 28th I will present my paper on how life transitions associated with caregiving and gender roles influence populist attitudes. Registration here: uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🚨 Preprint! We combine our recent open dataset of #APC prices with the article counts per journal-year from #OpenAlex to estimate how much the academic community has paid in APCs over the last 5 years. A. $8.349 billion ($8.968 B in 2023 USD) $2.5B in 2023 alone. arxiv.org/abs/2407.16551 #metasci

📚 In our Collection on #Gender and #Sexuality Morality Policy Coalitions in Parliamentary Votes: The Interaction of the Church-State Conflict and Territorial Politics #FreeAccess article by M. León, @manuel-alvarinho.bsky.social & @solerbuades.bsky.social 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🥁 New Article Collection! 📚 #Gender and #Sexuality in Southern Europe 1⃣2⃣ #FreeAccess Articles 🎯Introduction by @elombardo.bsky.social, Nicolò Conti & @bonniefield.bsky.social Read and download here ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/journals/fse...

Ciudadanos mostró cómo los partidos menores enfrentan el dilema entre poder y reformas. ¿Qué camino tomará Vox con el PP? Análisis de @manuel-alvarinho.bsky.social.

Did German left parties abandon economic equality in favor of equal rights, as the diagnosis of the "Lifestyle-Left" suggests? Analyzing party programs since 1970, we caution against sweeping claims in Unequal German Democracy (open access). 3 key qualifications👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

El proper 26 de març a les 15:30 ens trobem amb @crendueles.bsky.social al tercer Espai de Conversa🗓️ Poden allò públic i comunitari convergir per fer front als grans reptes que enfrontem com a societat? És possible un sistema públic més participatiu?

It took me too long to leave X, but boycott Musk's activities is a duty. If you are still there, let's shift the conversation elsewhere.

Let's open Bluesky to watch the latest on how Trump-Musk destroy the US state and the post-cold war order.

Hoy explicamos nuestro estudio sobre las reducciones de jornada en Nada es Gratis. Un trabajo que me hizo cambiar de opinión sobre estas políticas de conciliación 🤹‍♀️

With many lazy takes on the Linke around, this is a very good comparison. The new Linke is much more like a progressive left party than traditional populist left. I would add to the list an emphasis on keeping movement ties rather than relying primarily on professionalized party infrastructure.

In the latest #MyEUIResearch interview, @eui-sps.bsky.social researcher @manuel-alvarinho.bsky.social delves into why some centre-right governments go against their own ideologies and accept progressive family policies. ⚖️🤝 Read it here 👉 https://buff.ly/41bgdqD

Even more distinct among young women:

Die Linke performance in the German elections shows that parties and communicators can do much more on social media to counter growing far-right support among the youth.

La izquierda (die Linke) es el partido más votado entre los jóvenes. Las elecciones alemanas cuestionan el relato de la juventud de extrema derecha.

Can advocacy groups help policymakers challenge powerful interests? Explore this PSJ article which examines how advocacy groups drive policy change in teacher evaluations. Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/psj.... #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Submit your abstract to our panel on work-life balance in #ESPANET! We are particularly interested in policies and practices addressing 'life' outside both 'work' and 'family'. With #CarolinedelaPorte and @margaleon.bsky.social www.espanetmilano2025.it

Submit your abstract to our panel on work-life balance in #ESPANET! We are particularly interested in policies and practices addressing 'life' outside both 'work' and 'family'. With #CarolinedelaPorte and @margaleon.bsky.social www.espanetmilano2025.it

Check my latest publication, where I explore how the institutionalization of equality feminism in Spain contributed to path shifting from Francoism to nowadays fully equal parental leave for men and women. It's a fascinating case of mobilization and feedback effects! doi.org/10.1111/polp...

Publication alert! 🚨 Care at the Crossroads: How Policy Feedback Shaped Competing Feminist Advocacy for Parental Leave Reform in Spain? I promise a fascinating thread on the politics of gender and work in Spain. Don't miss it! 🧵 1/9 doi.org/10.1111/polp...

Publication alert! 🚨 Care at the Crossroads: How Policy Feedback Shaped Competing Feminist Advocacy for Parental Leave Reform in Spain? I promise a fascinating thread on the politics of gender and work in Spain. Don't miss it! 🧵 1/9 doi.org/10.1111/polp...

I’m incredibly grateful to be featured in a recent interview with the EUI, where I got to discuss my research 🙌 Huge thanks for the opportunity! www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

What a great line up of panels this year in #Espanet! Excited! 🤓 www.espanetmilano2025.it/en-US/stream...

El 1% más rico paga menos impuestos sobre su renta que los contribuyentes más pobres. elpais.com/economia/202...

I am very, very happy to announce that I successfully defended my dissertation titled "Generational Voting Effects in Western Europe"! Four intense but also very inspiring years have come to an end: PhDone!

Both functional drivers and political support contribute to explaining the great variation in childcare enrollment across Spanish regions. Don't miss this recent piece by Steven Ballantyne! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #ECEC #WLB #SocialPolicy