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Francesc Amat

@cescamat.bsky.social
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Ramon y Cajal & Deputy Director of IPERG www.ub.edu/iperg. Advancing www.ub.edu/mipe at University of Barcelona sites.google.com/site/cescamat

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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 1h
🚨 Job alert: Open call in my Department for an Assistant Professor position under the Serra Húnter Programme. The position is in Economic History and Institutions. HPE profiles are very welcome! Info: web.ub.edu/en/web/depar... Deadline: 13 October 2026.
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Arndt Leininger @aleininger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
... as well as "Affective, but not ideological, polarization increases tolerance for undemocratic behavior", by @jordimunoz.bsky.social, @cescamat.bsky.social, Albert Falcó-Gimeno, @mguinjoan.bsky.social and @tonirodon.bsky.social polarization.wiki/usecases/mun...
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Affective, but not ideological, polarization increases tolerance for undemocratic behavior
Abstract Over the last years, there have been frequent claims that democracy may be endangered by polarization, which has the potential to push voters and elites to embrace undemocratic practices and ...
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 19h
He trobat una cafeteria a l’Eixample on, per defecte, m’han servit el cafè sense sucre i acompanyat d’un got d’aigua. Visca!
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Max Weber postdoc program at @eui-eu.bsky.social has its deadline 16 October, for a September 2027 start: www.eui.eu/en/academic-...
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Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies
Making a Difference in Global Academia
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Avui dues activitats que m'han fet il·lusió. Primer, la Welcome Session del MIPE @ubmipe.bsky.social. El master de recerca en institucions i economia política de la UB. Un esforç conjunt entre tres grups de recerca i dues facultats. Cada vegada amb més demanda. Comencem el curs! 1/2
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
EPSS 2027 call for papers. I'm co-chairing the Historical Political Economy (HPE) section with Caterina Chiopris. Submit by November 13th.
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Anja Neundorf @anjaneundorf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Come and join us in Copenhagen next June for @epssnet.bsky.social 2027!
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📢 The Call for Papers for EPSS 2027 is open! After a fantastic first conference in Belfast, we’re heading to Copenhagen 🇩🇰, 24–26 June 2027. ⏰ Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 👉 Call for papers: epssnet.org/2027-copenha... 1/2
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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference
Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.
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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Affective but ideal? These authors 🧵 use a conjoint field experiment to find how voters & elites feel towards politicians with undemocratic attitudes looking at the effect of ideological vis-à-vis affective polarization on support for undemocratic practices buff.ly/iCXM3UU
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Affective, but not ideological, polarization increases tolerance for undemocratic behavior | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Affective, but not ideological, polarization increases tolerance for undemocratic behavior
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School of Politics and Economics @kcl-spe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🚨 New partnership 🚨 King's has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a 1+1 Master’s programme between King’s College London and the University of Barcelona. Students will study in Barcelona and London - bringing together two fantastic academic environments. ⬇️ www.kcl.ac.uk/political-ec...
Dr Colin Jennings, head of the Department of Political Economy at King's, and Professor Linda McKie, executive dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy at King's.
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Catalunya juga a la Champions de la recerca europea www.ara.cat/ciencia-medi...
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Catalunya juga a la Champions de la recerca europea
Els centres i universitats catalans obtenen 14 dels 29 ajuts concedits a Espanya. Luis Serrano encadena una quarta Advanced Grant consecutiva i Eduard Batlle, una tercera
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Excited to see this joint graduate program between @ub.edu and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social launched! Our new 1+1 pathway lets students study their first year in Barcelona and their second in London If considering graduate studies in economics, political science, or public policy, take a look!
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Roberto Pannico @robpannico.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🚨 The Call for Papers for the VIII BANPS–JCPOP Annual Meeting is now open! 📝 Submit your proposal by 3 July 2026. 📅 Join us on 19 November 2026 at the UOC. 👇
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
4th edition of the Graduate Workshop in Social Sciences, bringing together students from @Ub.edu @ubmipe.bsky.social and @uc3m.es @Institute-juanlinz.bsky.social. Great presentations, thoughtful discussions, and a wonderful opportunity to exchange ideas and connect across institutions!
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Very happy to be attending the @Epssnet.bsky.social Conference in Belfast. It was a great pleasure to participate this morning in this agenda setting panel on the future of Historical Political Economy.
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Santiago Sanchez-Pages @sanpages.eurosky.social · 15/06/2026
The 1st workshop of the Spanish Political Economy Network (SPEIN) kicks off with @cescamat.bsky.social talking about the centralisation of the early Bourbon state. #SPEIN
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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Today's #seminar: 'The Logic of State Surveillance' 🗣️Gemma Dipoppa (Columbia University) ⏰14:30 CEST 📍Seminar Room A-411, department of Political Science, Faculty of Law 🔗https://f.mtr.cool/vrvqhlulbz 🗃️IPERG seminar
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
📢 The program for the 4th edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop is out! 📍 Barcelona · 🗓️ June 29–30 Two days of talks ahead — really looking forward to it! Jointly organized with the great @Didacqueralt.bsky.social
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Last days to apply! Deadline is June 5.
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Santiago Sanchez-Pages @sanpages.eurosky.social · 18/05/2026
WORKSHOP ALERT 🚨 Interested in the political economy of Spain? The 1st SPEIN Workshop will bring to London economists and political scientists working on the foundations of modern Spain: conflict, authoritarianism, democratic transition, and their legacies. June 15-16, @kcl-spe.bsky.social
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Very happy to have Paula Rettl (Harvard Business School) giving an IPERG Seminar today at @ub.edu. Seminar at the usual time, 2.30pm. Seminar Roon 1038. @ubeconomics.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social @econhistub.bsky.social
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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🏠 University of Barcelona – Department of Economic History, Institutions, Politics and World Economy (IPERG) 🔗 f.mtr.cool/fwlhmuuqwa #Economics #PoliticalEconomy
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Call for expressions of interest for a postdoctoral position in Historical Political Economy | UB School of Economics
The Department of Economic History, Institutions, Politics and World Economy at the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Institutions and Political Economy Research Group (IPERG) invite applications for a Postdoctoral Position in the project “Immigration and Ideological Activation in the Second Sp...
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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
⏳ NOW HIRING! Call for expressions of interest for a Postdoctoral Researcher position: 📁 Historical Political Economy 🔴 Deadline: 5 June 2026 🗓️ Starting date: Fall 2026 (Sept/Oct)
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
📢 Postdoc opportunity at @UB-IPERG (University of Barcelona) 1-year position in Historical Political Economy. 💶 €35–40k | Start: Fall 2026 🗓️ Deadline for Expressions of Interest: June 5, 2026 All the info: 🔗 www.ub.edu/iperg/postdo...
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Postdoctoral Position in Historical Political Economy at the University of Barcelona (UB-IPERG) – IPERG
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Barcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) @bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
⏰ Avui enviem un nou número de la newsletter de BANPS 🎉 No et perdis seminaris, esdeveniments i oportunitats de Ciència Política a tota la xarxa. 👉 Subscriu-t’hi aquí: tuit.cat/mVnFa
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Fill in the form to subscribe (opt in) or unsubscribe (opt out) from the Barcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) Newsletter. The email address you provide when you opt in will be included in a ...
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Barcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) @bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📢 Research Seminar | Apr 30, 2:30 PM 🎤 David Carter (UWSTL) presents 📄 Associational Membership, Ethnicity and Social Trust in Mali 📍 Seminar Room 1038 www.ub.edu/iperg/activi... @ubeconomics.bsky.social
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Activities – IPERG
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Giovanni Capoccia @gcapoccia.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The special issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social “Back from the Brink: Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies”, co-edited by myself and Isabela Mares, was just published. The issue includes 8 articles, many of which set new research agendas. A🧵w/overview 1/10 journals.sagepub.com/toc/CPS/curr...
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Comparative Political Studies - Volume 59, Number 6
Table of contents for Comparative Political Studies, 59, 6
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
🚨 EPSS 2026 Conference updates 🚨 The programme is now live. You can access the programme here: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/75765/... 🧵
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OA Virtual conferences
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Enrique Jorge-Sotelo @ejorgesotelo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
🔔 Avui faig #5cèntims sobre "Règims autoritaris i fragilitat financera: la fallida del Banc de Catalunya". Moltes gràcies als amics de @5centims.bsky.social i @sce.iec.cat per convidar-me a compartir els resultats de la meva recerca amb tots vosaltres.💸 www.5centims.cat/regims-autor...
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Règims autoritaris i fragilitat financera: la fallida del Banc de Catalunya - 5centims.cat
La fallida del Banc de Catalunya el 1931 demostra que les connexions polítiques sovint incentiven el risc excessiu sota l'empara d'un suport estatal implícit. Enrique Jorge-Sotelo ens en fa 5 cèntims.
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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
ASREC Europe Venice 🇮🇹 Fri/Sat 25/26 Sep 2026 co-organized with @valerueda.bsky.social 3 keynotes: Mara Squicciarini 🎉 @saumjha.bsky.social 🎉 Joel Mokyr 🎉 Submit here by 30 April 👉 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Looking forward to it!
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Molt content amb la posada en marxa del nou Dual Degree entre la Universitat de Barcelona @ub.edu i Kings’ College @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social a Londres. Tota la informació aquí: www.ub.edu/mipe/#dual 1/7 👇
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Master in Institutions and Political Economy | UB
The Master in Institutions and Political Economy (MIPE) is a Social Science research program that combines Political Science, Economics, Economic History.
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Jordi Muñoz @jordimunoz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
We are launching the dual degree between our Master in Institutions and Political Economy at the University of Barcelona @ubmipe.bsky.social and King's College London www.ub.edu/mipe/#dual @ub.edu
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Master in Institutions and Political Economy | UB
The Master in Institutions and Political Economy (MIPE) is a Social Science research program that combines Political Science, Economics, Economic History.
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Carl Müller-Crepon @carlmc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I'm very excited that you all can now read about Itinerant Rule in the Holy Roman Empire from 919-1519 in the @ajpseditor.bsky.social! Thank you @claranw.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social and Jørgen Møller for a great collaboration! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
✨ What makes this programme stand out? ✔ Build a strong academic and professional profile ✔ Earn two official Master’s degrees ✔ Prepare for international careers or PhD programmes ✔ Experience Barcelona + London   Applications are now open 🔗
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Master in Institutions and Political Economy | UB
The Master in Institutions and Political Economy (MIPE) is a Social Science research program that combines Political Science, Economics, Economic History.
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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Study across two global cities. Complete your first year in Barcelona and your second in London, choosing from: — MA Political Economy — MA Public Policy — MSc Economics & Public Policy
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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🎓 UB School of Economics + @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social    Take your academic journey further with the Master in Institutions and Political Economy (MIPE) Dual Degree: a unique pathway that connects us with KCL.
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨 BIG NEWS: Starting in 2026–2027, the Master in Institutions and Political Economy @ubmipe.bsky.social at the University of Barcelona launches a brand-new Dual Degree with King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social One year in Barcelona. One year in London. 👇
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Jean Lacroix @jeanlacroix.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Happy to see our paper "The Church as Arbiter" with @cboix.bsky.social now available online at @thejop.bsky.social. Here 👇 A Thread
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The Church as Arbiter: A Divided Right in Interwar France
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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I completely forgot I made this... a big list of English judicial records, 1500 to 1800, published and often online!
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Banco de España Research @bde-research.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🎓 We are launching a call to recruit 6 predoctoral researchers in Madrid and Barcelona. We welcome highly motivated applicants with a strong interest in economic research, AI, or data science. We offer a predoctoral employment contract of 1-4 years (approx. €43,000/year). www.bde.es/wbe/en/sobre...
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Very happy to have Gabriel Leon-Ablan (King's College London) today at @ub.edu giving an IPERG Seminar. Seminar at the usual time, 2.30pm. @ubeconomics.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social @econhistub.bsky.social @ub.edu
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Facultat d'Economia i Empresa UB @economiaempresaub.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🔹La professora i investigadora de la #FEE de la @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social ha estat nomenada presidenta de la @sce.iec.cat, filial de l’@iec.cat.
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Zeynep Somer-Topcu @zeynsom.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Please forward to your colleagues!
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Very happy to have Alex Scacco today giving an IPERG Seminar at Universitat de Barcelona @ub.edu Seminar at the usual time, 2.30pm Everyone welcomed! @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @ubeconomics.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social @econhistub.bsky.social
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Barcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) @bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
📢 IPERC Research Seminar | Mar 5, 14:30 🎤 Alexandra Scacco (WZB) presents 📄 Intergroup Contact, Empathy Education, and Refugee Native Integration: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Lebanon 📍 Sala de Recepcions @ubeconomics.bsky.social www.ub.edu/iperg/events...
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Alexandra Scacco (WZB): Intergroup Contact, Empathy Education, and Refugee-Native Integration: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Lebanon – IPERG
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Francesc Amat @cescamat.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Very happy to have @Lucasleemann.bsky.social today giving an IPERG Seminar at the University of Barcelona @ub.edu Seminar at usual time 2.30pm Note the change in the Seminar Room, is not the usual one. @ubeconomics.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social @econhistub.bsky.social
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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📢 Registration Reminder for EPSS Belfast 2026 If you haven't registered already, please note that the registration deadline for the EPSS Belfast Conference is Friday, 13 March 👇🏼 Register here: app.oxfordabstracts.com/register/eve...
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Oxford Abstracts Delegate Registration
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
FT: “.. Wherever you look in financial markets, you see signs that global investors are going out of their way to avoid Donald Trump’s America.” @financialtimes.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/cfdc...
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Barcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) @bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📢 Seminari IPERC-UB | 26 Feb 2026, 14:30 @ubeconomics.bsky.social 🎤 Lucas Leeman @lucasleemann.bsky.social (Zurich) presents 📄 Parties and the People: Why Do Parties Support Direct Democracy? 📍Facultat d’Economia i Empresa, UB, room 1020 tuit.cat/fS6Li
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Lucas Leemann (Zurich): Parties and the People: Why Do Parties Support Direct Democracy? – IPERG
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